The following sections were updated since 31 January 2008. -- STORM (3 updated events, 4 new images) -- CYCLONE GULA Cyclone Gula formed east of Madagascar on January 27, 2008 and headed south, encountering and interacting with east-bound Cyclone Fame. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14716 *** (TRMM) image from Jan 30 2008 (Posted on Feb 01 2008 1:50PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14715 *** (TRMM) image from Jan 29 2008 (Posted on Feb 01 2008 1:41PM) SNOW IN GREECE A wi ...Continue Reading

Jan. 31, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-031 NASA DATA LINK POLLUTION TO RAINY SUMMER DAYS IN THE SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON - Rainfall data from a NASA satellite show that summertime storms in the southeastern United States shed more rainfall midweek than on weekends. Scientists say air pollution from humans is likely driving that trend. The link between rainfall and the day of the week is evident in data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission sate ...Continue Reading

Jan. 31, 2008 Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov Martin Lewis Springtime! 323-972-7755 martin@martinlewis.com RELEASE: 08-032 NASA AND THE BEATLES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES BY BEAMING SONG 'ACROSS THE UNIVERSE' INTO DEEP SPACE WASHINGTON -- For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song -- The Beatles' "Across the Universe" -- directly into deep space at 7 p.m. EST on Feb. 4. The transmission over NASA's Deep Space Network will commemorate the 40th anniversary of ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 30 January 2008. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE GENE Tropical Cyclone Gene crashed through the Fijian Islands between January 27 through 29, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14712 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 30 2008 (Posted on Jan 30 2008 12:16PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthob ...Continue Reading

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new NASA History book, The Societal Impact of Spaceflight (NASA SP-2007-4801). The first in a new subseries for conference proceedings, we expect this volume to have wide appeal. The attached flyer has more details including ordering information. Stephen Garber NASA History Division Mail Suite CO72, Room 2Q25 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 202-358-2866 fax http://history.nasa.gov ___________________________________________________________________ ...Continue Reading

*NASA SimLabs News * VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1 http://www.simlabs.arc.nasa.gov/newsletter/news.html   *January 2008 * TABLE OF CONTENTS   If you are receiving this newsletter for the first time, SimLabs News is a quarterly publication reviewing current projects at the NASA Ames Simulation Laboratories (SimLabs). NASA SimLabs is comprised of three unique Flight Simulators, an Air Traffic Control radar simulator and a high fidelity Air Traffic Control Tower simulator. The facilities support government as well as priv ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center. Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-029 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH WASHINGTON - NASA senior managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight. Pending closure of an issue with a shuttle radiator hose, the STS-122 mission will launch Feb. 7 at 2:45 p.m. EST. During an inspection of Atlantis Tuesday, one of four hoses ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-028 NASA ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR CONSTELLATION WASHINGTON - NASA issued an environmental impact statement for the Constellation Program Jan. 10. NASA's Constellation Program is developing a space transportation system that is designed to return humans ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Tina McDowell Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 202-939-1120 tmcdowell@ciw.edu Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 08-027 NASA SPACECRAFT STREAMS BACK SURPRISES FROM MERCURY WASHINGTON - The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new look at a planet once thought to ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 29 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WESTERN SAHARA Dust plumes blew off the coast of northern Africa in mid-January 2008. Dust lingered over the Atlantic Ocean late in the month. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14710 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 29 2008 (Posted on Jan 29 2008 5:09PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN CHINA Unusually heavy snow paralyzed central and eastern China in mi ...Continue Reading