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Oct. 10, 2006 J.D. Harrington/Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1761 RELEASE: 06-331 NASA ANNOUNCES NEW STUDENT AERONAUTICS COMPETITION NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Washington, announced a new aeronautics competition for high school and college students. The competition is sponsored by the directorate's Fundamental Aeronautics Program, and it is part of NASA's mission is to inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists, and explorers. High School students are chal ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 06 October 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON XANGSANE Typhoon Xangsane began as an area of low air pressure (tropical depression) on September 25, 2006, in the western Pacific near the coast of the Philippine Islands. Over the next 36 hours, it grew into a typhoon. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13917 *** (TRMM) image from Oct 02 2006 (Posted on Oct 06 2006 7:49AM) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, October 9, 2006 VIDEO: Here’s to Your Brain Two MIT scientists nanotechnologically reconnect brain cells. The Secret to Hummingbirds' Amazing Energy Unlike humans who must fuel up hours before intense exercise, hummingbirds can refuel in mid-flight, according to a new study. Fishermen Catch Crocodile in Rio Grande Mexican fishermen captured a 7.5-foot crocodile in the Rio Grande, the river that divides part of Mexi ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for October 9, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *October 9, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: October 9, 2006 11:01 am EDT* *Bursting the Spherical Bubble: Universe Might Be Pill-Shaped*Instead of being perfectly round like ...Continue Reading

PLANNED SYSTEM OUTAGE: PO.DAAC's website: http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/ and all PO.DAAC data tools and services (including POET, FTP and Aspera sites) will be unavailable all day on Thursday, October 12th, starting at 8:30am PDT due to scheduled system maintenance activities. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= User Services Office Phone: +1 (626)744-5508 Physical Oceanography DAAC Email: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Laboratory WW ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-043 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-043 Expedition 14 completed its first full week solo on the International Space Station performing standard early mission checks, drills and some equipment troubleshooting. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin have been aboard the station for 19 days, while Fligh ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Friday, October 6, 2006 NEW: Animal of the Week Provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, only on LiveScience! VIDEO: Addiction: It’s In Your Genes Vulnerability to drug and alcohol abuse located to a particular gene. Ambivalent Employees More Creative, Study Suggests Mixed emotions might be good for business. How Weather Changed History Laura Lee's new book "Blame It on the Rain" examines how weather has ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for October 6, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *October 6, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: October 6, 2006 12:36 pm EDT* *Showtime for Spaceship Builders*Those caught in the whirlwind of the personal spaceflight business& ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2006 Dwayne Brown/Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/1237 Guy Webster/Natalie Godwin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278/0850 RELEASE: 06-330 NASA'S MARS ROVER AND ORBITER TEAM EXAMINES VICTORIA CRATER NASA's long-lived robotic rover Opportunity is beginning to explore layered rocks in cliffs ringing the massive Victoria crater on Mars. While Opportunity spent its first week at the crater, NASA's newest eye in the Martian sky photographed the rover and its surroundings ...Continue Reading