Sept. 13, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-146 NASA TELEVISION SETS COVERAGE OF STATION CREW EXCHANGE The launch of the next International Space Station crew, Expedition 14, and the landing of the current crew, Expedition 13, are among events that will be broadcast live on NASA Television Sept. 17-29. Astronaut Mike Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA station science officer, and cosmonaut Mikha ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Warmer Winters Cause Remarkable Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Sea ice in the Arctic winter has fallen by 6 percent over each of the last two winters, much more than in previous years. Sun's Variations Have Little Effect on Global Warming Changes in the brightness of the Sun had little affect on Earth's unusual warming since the 17th century. Study Confirms Lightning's Icy Origin It may seem hard to believe ...Continue Reading

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Sept. 13, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237 Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-145 NASA ANNOUNCES SOLAR-B MEDIA BRIEFING NASA is hosting a media teleconference to discuss its role in Solar-B, a three-year international mission to study the sun's magnetic field and how its turbulent nature impacts Earth. The teleconference will take place at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 18. Briefing participants: - John M. Davis, Solar-B project scientist ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 12 September 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA The Day Fire started in Los Padres National Forest north of Los Angeles on September 4, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13858 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 12 2006 (Posted on Sep 13 2006 2:04PM) FIRES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Since late July 2006, firefighters have been working to contain numerous wildfires in several Western states. This image from Sep ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for September 12, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *September 12, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: September 12, 2006 05:15 pm EDT* *Water Worlds: Astronomer Predicts Many Earth-Like Planets*New simulation results show that ...Continue Reading

------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 STS-115 COVERAGE ON NASA TV AND THE WEB NASA is providing round-the-clock television and Internet coverage of Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-115, to the International Space Station. NASA TV is featuring live mission events, daily status news conferences and 24-hour commentary. NASA Web coverage of STS-115, which includes the latest mission information, interactive features and news conference images, graphics and videos ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 11 September 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN TAKLIMAKAN DESERT A dust storm struck the Taklimakan Desert in western China in early September 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13853 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 09 2006 (Posted on Sep 12 2006 12:10PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN BORNEO Scores of fires created a thick haze over Borneo in early September 2006. * http://naturalhazards.n ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2006 Dean Acosta/David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/1730 RELEASE: 06-314 NASA NAMES PARSONS NEW KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR NASA Administrator Michael Griffin today named William (Bill) W. Parsons the new director of the agency's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., effective in January 2007. Parsons succeeds James W. Kennedy, who is retiring. Parsons currently serves as deputy director of NASA Kennedy Space Center, a position he has held since February. As space shuttle program man ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Tuesday, September 12, 2006 Wild Chimps Use Crossing Guards Dominant chimps evaluate risks of crossing a road before leading the rest of their group to move forward. Fall Fashion Guide: The Chicken Feather Suit Chicken feathers and rice straw could become commonplace in clothing in the future, scientists report. Brain and Body Shrink Before Alzheimer's Sets In The body, and not the mind, might be the first thing to go in people wi ...Continue Reading