August 22nd 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Monday, August 21, 2006 Increasing Forest Fires Pump Mercury into the Air As wildfires grow in number and strength worldwide, they are unleashing mercury that has polluted wetlands in the north since at least the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Bacteria Added to Gum, Toothpaste and Deodorant Chewing gum, and toothpaste might one day contain the beneficial bacteria found in yogurt as a way to fight tooth decay. Viruses Approved fo ...Continue Reading
August 21st 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 18 August 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON Started by lightning in late July 2006, the Tripod Complex Fire continued to burn in northern Washington on August 20 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13793 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 20 2006 (Posted on Aug 21 2006 9:40AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE HECTOR Hurricane Hector formed in the eastern Pacific on August 15, 2006. Within ...Continue Reading
August 21st 2006 PDT
Aug. 21, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237 Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-6535 Megan Watzke Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 617-496-7998 RELEASE: 06-297 NASA FINDS DIRECT PROOF OF DARK MATTER Dark matter and normal matter have been wrenched apart by the tremendous collision of two large clusters of galaxies. The discovery, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, gives direct evidence for the existence of dark matter. "Th ...Continue Reading
August 21st 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for August 21, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 21, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: August 21, 2006 11:22 am EDT* *Orbital Dreams: New Launch Site in Hand for Private Spaceflight Firm*A U.S.-Canadian venture to d ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
Aug. 18, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-038 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-038 The astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent much of their week preparing for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, set for launch Aug. 27 on the STS-115 mission. Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Re ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
Aug. 18, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-132 COUNTDOWN BEGINS AUG. 24 FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH NASA will begin the launch countdown for Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 24, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis' crew will resume construction of the International Space Station, which is the goal of the remaining space shuttle flights until the spac ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 17 August 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM WUKONG Tropical storm Wukong formed in the western Pacific on August 12, 2006, as a tropical depression. Within a day, it had become organized enough to be classified as a tropical storm and earn its name. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13790 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 16 2006 (Posted on Aug 17 2006 10:42AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
Starry Night® Times - September 2006 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!* [*]A ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
Aug. 18, 2006 Michael Braukus/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/2087 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 RELEASE: 06-295 NASA SELECTS CREW AND CARGO TRANSPORTATION TO ORBIT PARTNERS NASA selected SpaceX, El Segundo, Calif. and Rocketplane-Kistler, Oklahoma City, to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services that could open new markets and pave the way for contracts to launch and deliver crew and cargo to the International Space Station. NASA and ...Continue Reading
August 18th 2006 PDT
Aug. 18, 2006 David Steitz/Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730/1761 Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 RELEASE: 06-296 NASA AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TOOL WINS SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD The Future Air traffic management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) was selected as NASA's 2006 Software of the Year. The FACET software is designed to help improve the safety and efficiency of the national airspace system and is being recognized for innovation and significant co ...Continue Reading
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