March 9th 2007 PDT
LiveScience.com Friday, March 9, 2007 Study: Genes Make Women Cranky Thanks for the lousy temper, Mom and Dad. Protecting Ozone Layer Also Slowed Global Warming Global warming would be substantially worse right now if not for an international agreement in the 1980s that banned the use of ozone-destroying chemicals, a new study finds. Surprising New Arctic Inhabitants: Trees Tundra Takeover: Trees are encroaching into Arctic tundra faster than scientists previously thought and endanger ...Continue Reading
March 9th 2007 PDT
NASA Science News for March 9, 2007 When New Horizons flew past Jupiter on Feb. 28th, the spacecraft photographed a volcanic eruption on Io that amazed even longtime experts in the field. The must-see photo is featured in today's story from Science@NASA. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/09mar_alienvolcano.htm?list882224 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. This is a free service. To unsubscribe click her ...Continue Reading
March 9th 2007 PDT
SPACE.com Update for March 9, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *March 9, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: March 9, 2007 10:43 am EDT* *Practical Astronomy: Figure Out How Dark Your Sky Is*An easy way to make a quick determination is to seek out the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, popularly known as the Little Dip ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2007 PDT
LiveScience.com Thursday, March 8, 2007 Snake with Taste for Escargot Evolves Bizarre Strategy If the French had teeth like the Iwasaki snail-eating snake, they wouldn?t need tongs and tiny pitchforks to eat escargot. Air Pollution Cuts Rainfall Over Mountains Less rain is falling over mountainous areas because of increasing air pollution, according to a new study. Key Found to Reindeer's Throaty Mating Call A large air sac in a male reindeer's neck allows him to let loose a thr ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2007 PDT
The following sections were updated since 07 March 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BODELE DEPRESSION DUST STORM, LAKE CHAD FIRES In early March 2007, dust blew out of the Bodele Depression while fires burned around the edges of Lake Chad. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14157 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 05 2007 (Posted on Mar 07 2007 3:04PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA The widespread rain and high tides accompanying Cycl ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2007 PDT
Mar. 8, 2007 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-12 NASA TO ANNOUNCE WINNER OF SPACE STATION STUDENT NAMING CONTEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's newest module for the International Space Station is about to be given a new name. NASA's Kennedy Space Center hosts a media event on Thursday, March 15, at noon EDT to unveil the Node 2 module's new name. The name was chosen from an academic competition involving thousands of ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2007 PDT
SPACE.com Update for March 8, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *March 8, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: March 8, 2007 11:19 am EDT* *Orbital Express: Prototype Satellites Primed for In-Flight Service*Two prototype spacecraft, one wielding its own robotic arm, are poised to launch spaceward late Thursday on a three-month m ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2007 PDT
Mar. 7, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Michael Mewhinney NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937/9000 Caroline Ritter International Space University, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France +03-88-65-54-55 RELEASE: 07-61 NASA AMES TO HOST INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY SUMMER SESSION MOFFET FIELD, Calif. - NASA announced on Wednesday that the International Space University Summer Session Program in 2009 will be held at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. ...Continue Reading
March 7th 2007 PDT
LiveScience.com Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Gorillas Gave Humans 'The Crabs' Humans inherited pubic lice, aka crabs, from gorillas roughly three million years ago. But it does not mean there was any monkey business involved. Dino Bones Reveal DNA Surprise The distinction between birds and the dinosaurs from which they evolved is getting even murkier as scientists reported this week that both groups had short genomes, or complete DNA sequences. Mystery Solved? The Shipwreck that ...Continue Reading
March 7th 2007 PDT
Mar. 7, 2007 David Mould/Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/1600 Eileen Hawley/James Rostohar Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 RELEASE: 07-26 STATEMENT REGARDING THE STATUS OF LISA NOWAK HOUSTON - U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak's detail as a NASA astronaut has been terminated, effective March 8, by mutual agreement between NASA and the U.S. Navy. Nowak, an active duty naval officer, began her detail with NASA following selection as a member of the astronaut class of 1996. She flew one m ...Continue Reading
This mailing list is announce-only.
NASA Reports list
Private list