The following sections were updated since 16 March 2007. -- STORM (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- TORNADOES IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA A massive tornado tore through Enterprise, Alabama, on March 1, 2007, leaving a swath of devastation about 180 meters (200 yards) wide through the small city. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14170 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Mar 08 2007 (Posted on Mar 15 2007 2:06PM) CYCLONE INDLALA On March 14, 2007, storm-weary Madagascar braced for its fourth land-falling tropi ...Continue Reading

Mar. 19, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-30 NASA ANNOUNCES TELECONFERENCE ON SHUTTLE REPAIR WORK WASHINGTON - NASA will host a media teleconference no earlier than 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 21 to discuss the status of space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission, STS-117. The teleconference follows a meeting to review options to repair the shuttle's external fuel tank, which was damaged Feb. 26 during a h ...Continue Reading

Mar. 19, 2007 Beth Dickey/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/5241 Sallie A. Keith Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-5795 Kelly O. Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-5111 RELEASE: 07-69 NASA GLENN TO TEST ORION CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE CLEVELAND - NASA's Glenn Research Center will conduct integrated environmental testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in the Space Power Facility at the center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. The environmental tests are desi ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for March 19, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *March 19, 2007*     *TOP STORY* *posted: March 19, 2007 10:46 am EDT* *Managing Hubble Science*In late January, just one day past the annual deadline for submitting proposals to use the Hubble Space Telescope, one of the venerable observatory?s key instrumen ...Continue Reading

Mar. 16, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Kelly O. Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-5050 STATUS REPORT: SS07-13 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-13 HOUSTON - The Expedition 14 crew was busy this week moving trash into the ISS Progress 23 cargo ship, installing a new window on the space station and preparing for upcoming missions to the station. The new window was installed on Wednesday on the port side hatch of the Unity node. It is fitted with a berthin ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Friday, March 16, 2007 Man-Of-Steel Mentality Helps Guys Heal Faster While many scientists have considered masculine tendencies to be barriers to health and recovery, a small study of about 50 men suggests the opposite. The body-of-steel mentality can boost a guy?s recovery. Night Vision Helps With Camouflage In Briny Deep Thanks to their keen night vision, cuttlefish can camouflage themselves against nocturnal predators in the briny deep. Laughter May Boost A ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for March 16, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *March 16, 2007*     *TOP STORY* *posted: March 16, 2007 11:02 am EDT* *Orbital Outposts: A Better Bet than a Moonbase?*Getting back and forth to orbit is far easier than getting to the Moon or Mars, which is why we've had space stations circling Earth for th ...Continue Reading

March 15, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 CONTRACT RELEASE: 07-010 NASA EXTENDS CONTRACT TO SUPPORT SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS WASHINGTON - NASA has decided to exercise a five-year option with Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., for continued systems development and operations support for the Science and Mission Systems Office at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville. The maximum ...Continue Reading

Mar. 15, 2007 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 Kendra Horn Space Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colo. 719-576-8000 RELEASE: 07-67 NASA RECOGNIZED FOR WATER PURIFICATION AND CLEAN UP TECHNOLOGIES WASHINGTON - On April 12, two technologies developed at NASA for America's space program will be inducted into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame. NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, receives the honor for its development of the Microbial Check Valve used in water purificat ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, March 15, 2007 Surprising Pace of Evolution and Extinction Revealed New species evolve faster at high latitudes than in the tropics, but they also go extinct faster, a new study suggests. The Secret to Sniffing: How We Smell So Well The simple act of sniffing can actually ramp up electrical signals from the nose to the brain, helping the schnoz detect even faint scents. Headless Bodies Hold Secrets to Pacific Migration Ancient headless bodies disc ...Continue Reading