The following sections were updated since 09 April 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust plumes blew out of the Taklimakan Desert toward the east on April 8, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14212 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 08 2007 (Posted on Apr 10 2007 1:26PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN SPAIN The Ebro River, which flows through eastern Spain, spilled over its banks in early April 2007 in the wake ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 12, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 12, 2007 10:35 am EDT* *Really Old Stars Perhaps Ideal for Advanced Civilizations*In the near future, with the launch of NASA's Kepler Mission in 2008, we'll have the tools to seek evidence of Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of distant stars.Read More *Â&Aci ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 06 April 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN CHINA A warm, dry winter left much of China in extreme drought by March 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14204 *** (SPOT) image from Mar 31 2007 (Posted on Apr 05 2007 11:09AM) -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST AND CLOUDS OVER EASTERN CHINA Dust mixed with clouds over eastern China, and the Korean Peninsula on March 31, 2007. * http://naturalh ...Continue Reading

April 12, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton,Va. 757-864-9886/344-8511 (mobile) Pat Paterno Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester, Mich. 248-659-5019/917-6035 (mobile) RELEASE: 07-87 NASA ENGINEER HELPS TRAIN PUPPY FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP ROLE HAMPTON, Va. - One of NASA's newest workers is a top dog ? literally. A golden retriever puppy named Aries goes to work every day at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. as part of the &qu ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 10 April 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Southern African crops wilted under hot temperatures and dry skies in January, February, and March 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14211 *** (SPOT) image from Mar 31 2007 (Posted on Apr 09 2007 2:01PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.n ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 11, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 11, 2007 02:03 pm EDT* *Pentagon Considering Study on Space-Based Solar Power*The Pentagon's National Security Space Office (NSSO) may begin a study in the near future on the possibility of using satellites to collect solar energy for use on Earth, according to Defense Depar ...Continue Reading

The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the publication of Michael Meltzer's/ Mission to Jupiter:  A History of the Galileo Project/ (NASA SP-2007-4231).  A landmark mission in terms of planetary science and spacecraft design, the Galileo spacecraft project also explored a new frontier.  This book tells the story of how managers amd other project personnel skillfully overcome major hurdles to make this mission a significant success.    Hard copies of this book are for sale to the ...Continue Reading

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Ancient Mega-Lake Discovered in Darfur Scientists have peeled away the sandy cloak blanketing Darfur’s parched landscape to reveal an ancient basin that once housed a mega lake larger than Lake Erie. Depressed? Go Play in the Dirt Exposure to friendly soil bacteria could improve mood just as effectively as antidep ...Continue Reading

April 11, 2007 Tabatha Thompson/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895/0668 John Leslie National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, Md. 301-713-1265 RELEASE: 07-85 NOAA, NASA RESTORE CLIMATE SENSOR TO UPCOMING NPP SATELLITE WASHINGTON - NASA and NOAA Wednesday announced a plan to restore a key ozone layer climate sensor to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program. The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Limb will be ret ...Continue Reading

April 11, 2007 Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/3895 Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 Nina Stickles Hampton University, Hampton, Va. 757-727-5457 RELEASE: 07-84 NASA AIMS TO CLEAR UP MYSTERY OF ELUSIVE CLOUDS AT EDGE OF SPACE WASHINGTON - NASA is preparing to launch the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft, the first mission dedicated to exploration of mysterious ice clouds that dot the edge of space in Earth's polar regions. Thes ...Continue Reading