The following sections were updated since 01 January 2008. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE MELANIE Tropical Cyclone Melanie had an impressive appearance on December 30, 2007, as the storm swirled off the coast of Western Australia. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14670 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 30 2007 (Posted on Jan 02 2008 12:51PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 28 December 2007. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM ANATAHAN On December 30, 2007, Anatahan Volcano began releasing a plume. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14669 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 31 2007 (Posted on Dec 31 2007 1:57PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ I ...Continue Reading

Dec. 28, 2007 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-067 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ROBOTICS SUPPORT HOUSTON - NASA has awarded a potential five-year, $75.8 million contract to Canadian Commercial Corporation of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for support of hardware and software associated with the Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System robotic arm, inspection ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 27 December 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA Dust blew southward over the Gulf of California on December 25, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14668 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 25 2007 (Posted on Dec 27 2007 5:00PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- KANGAROO ISLAND BUSHFIRES Fires burned in and near several parks and conservation areas on South Australia's Kangaroo Island for nea ...Continue Reading

Dec. 28, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-191 NASA MEDIA BRIEFING TO DISCUSS RELEASE OF AVIATION SAFETY DATA WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. EST, to discuss its release of the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) data. The data will be posted on the Web at the start of the teleconference at: http://www.nasa.gov Briefing participants will be NASA Administrator Michael Griffin ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 26 December 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- KANGAROO ISLAND BUSHFIRES Fires have been burning in and near several parks and conservation areas on South Australia's Kangaroo Island for nearly a week in mid-December 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14666 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 26 2007 (Posted on Dec 27 2007 1:57PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Eart ...Continue Reading

Dec. 21, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-065 NASA EXTENDS SPACE SHUTTLE EXTERNAL TANK CONTRACT WASHINGTON - NASA has signed a $465.7 million contract modification with Lockheed Martin, New Orleans, for space shuttle external tanks. The modification aligns and extends all activities associated with the production contract for the tanks to the launch s ...Continue Reading

Dec. 21, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov D.C. Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-284 ASTRONOMERS MONITOR ASTEROID TO PASS NEAR MARS WASHINGTON - Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the trajectory of an asteroid estimated to be 164-feet wide that is expected to cross Mars' orbital path early next year. Observations provided by the astronomers and analyzed by NASA's Near-Earth Object Office at the ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 December 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- BODELE DEPRESSION DUST STORM Dust-storm activity picked up in the Bodele Depression in mid-December 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14664 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 20 2007 (Posted on Dec 21 2007 1:59PM) DUST STORM OVER TURKEY, SYRIA, AND IRAQ A dust storm formed over the borders of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq on December 20, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3? ...Continue Reading

Dec. 21, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-285 NASA SPINOFF 2007 HIGHLIGHTS SPACE INNOVATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE WASHINGTON - NASA's Spinoff 2007, an annual online and print publication featuring NASA space technologies that provide practical, tangible benefits to society, is now available. Spinoff 2007 highlights 39 new examples of how NASA innovation can be transferred to the commercial market place and applied to areas such as health and medicine, tran ...Continue Reading