~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, July 25, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, July 25, 10 a.m., NASA HQ Channel 36 Contact: Jennifer Palmer 358-0035 or Larry Spencer 358-1909 View the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation hearing regarding the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO). NASA witness: Lisa Porter, Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. Other witnesses: Marion Bla ...Continue Reading

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Space Weather News for July 25, 2006 http://spaceweather.com GREAT LAKES: Radar sweeps of Saturn's moon Titan, completed just a few days ago by the Cassini spacecraft, have revealed something extraordinary: fluid-filled lakes. Researchers believe the fluid is not water, but liquid methane, a flammable hydrocarbon. See the radar images at http://spaceweather.com . METEOR SHOWER: This week, Earth is passing through a meteoroid stream from--where? Its source is unknown. Every year in late July, the mystery stream pr ...Continue Reading

July 24, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Chris Rink Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6786 RELEASE: 06-285 NASA RELEASES INITIAL IMAGES FROM CALIPSO The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation spacecraft known as CALIPSO is returning never-before-seen images of clouds and aerosols, tiny particles suspended in the air. These new images are revealing the secrets of how clouds and aerosols form, evolve and interact with the atmosph ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, July 24, 2006 Even Elephants Can't Move Mountains, So They Avoid Them Even a tiny hill can mean a big expenditure of energy for an elephant. So they avoid slopes, a new study suggests. Robotic Surgeon Attacks Moving Tumors A brain upgrade allows this surgeon to deftly destroy tumors that move while a patient breathes. New Type of Sunscreen Approved for Sale A sunscreen that blocks the type of ultraviolet radiation linked ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 July 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE DANIEL Hurricane Daniel formed on July 16, 2006, off the Mexican Pacific coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13727 *** (TRMM) image from Jul 19 2006 (Posted on Jul 24 2006 1:49PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SICILY'S MOUNT ETNA Sicily's Mount Etna showed signs of unrest in July 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13726 *** MODIS(Terra) image ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for July 24, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *July 24, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: July 24, 2006 11:00 am EDT* *New Life in Dead Star: Supernova 'Changing Right Before Our Eyes'*Newly detected dust found around the ...Continue Reading

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LiveScience.com Friday, July 21, 2006 The Real Reason Louisiana is Sinking Every 15 minutes, land equal to the size of a football field sinks into the Gulf of Mexico. One scientist proposes a new reason for the state's sinking feeling. Study: Kids Should Play More Doctors may soon have a prescription for health that even kids will like: more playtime. World's Tiger Habitat Down 40 Percent Tiger habitats worldwide have shrunk 40 percent in the p ...Continue Reading

July 21, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0688 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-034 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-034 For the first time since early 2003, the International Space Station is home to three crew members. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter joined Expedition 13 following Space Shuttle Discovery's mission earlier this month. Reiter, who serves as the expedition flight engineer, Commander Pavel Vinogr ...Continue Reading