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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Scientists Can Now Weigh Living Cells With a twist on an existing technique, researchers can now weigh a single living cell. Not So Smart? You Can Still be Rich! You don’t have to be smart to be rich. Individuals with below-average IQ test scores were just as wealthy as brainiacs, finds a national survey. ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2007 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1400 Mark Hess/Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-8955 RELEASE: 07-91 QUEEN ELIZABETH II TO VISIT NASA'S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WASHINGTON - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8. The tour of Goddard is occurring near the end of the queen's visit to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia. Godd ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 April 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN WEST AFRICA Drought settled over Côte d'Ivoire and neighboring West African countries when wet season rains came late. The lack of rain hit the cocoa crop, driving prices up. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14226 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 06 2007 (Posted on Apr 24 2007 1:52PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL RUSSIA The MODIS s ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 25, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 25, 2007 11:30 am EDT* *New Video Reveals Major Sun Eruption*A new movie has helped scientists see what's behind the colossal eruption.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *NASA Satellite Takes AIM at Earth’s Highest Clouds * *Orbital Trek ' ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2007 Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/3895 Michael Buckley Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-7536 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-41 NASA SCIENCE UPDATE TO DISCUSS NEW DATA FROM JUPITER FLYBY WASHINGTON - A NASA Science Update at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 1, will discuss new views of the Jupiter system. The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft is returning these images as it flies past the solar system's largest planet during the initial sta ...Continue Reading

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Cancer-Fighting Drug Found in Dirt A drug extracted from the bark of yew trees is also secreted into soil. Real Mineral Nearly Identical to Superman's Kryptonite Minerologist Chris Stanley was puzzled when miners brought him an unusual specimen. Prehistoric Mystery Organism a Humongous Fungus ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 23 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 throughout April 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14227 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 22 2007 (Posted on Apr 24 2007 1:52PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earth ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 24, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 24, 2007 12:46 pm EDT* *Icy Volcanoes Likely Shape Saturn's Smooth Moon*Saturn’s icy moon Dione may have much in common with its active sibling Enceladus. Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Orbital Trek ‘Beyond Wildest Dreams ...Continue Reading

If you have trouble viewing this newsletter, click here. *Welcome again to our monthly newsletter with features on exciting celestial events, product reviews, tips & tricks, and a monthly sky calendar. We hope you enjoy it!* [*]Starry Night® Widget 1.1.0Lots of new features and it's faster than ever too!    [*]New Starry Night® K-12 Curriculum Solutions Now AvailableImaginova is proud to announce the release of Starry Night® Elementary for grades K-4 and revised edit ...Continue Reading