NASA Science News for December 11, 2006 Astronaut Don Pettit has just landed in the meteorite-rich ice fields of Antarctica where he plans to launch a series of edgy and entertaining science experiments to be shared with the general public. Call them "Saturday Morning Science--on Ice." FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/11dec_donpettit.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 ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Tuesday, December 12, 2006 Snot-Like Microbes Help Carve Caves Bacteria known to decorate caves are now found to help build and expand their dark homes by eating the walls. Brain Tumors May be Infectious The chances of a child developing a brain tumor and cancer elsewhere in the nervous system increase with the more younger brothers and sisters one has. Squid Power: Propulsion Systems Modeled on Nature Squid, jellyfish and other cephalopods are thought to be pr ...Continue Reading

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The following sections were updated since 11 December 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- NORTHERN AFRICA FIRE SEASON Hundreds of active fires dot the Sahel and savannas of northern Africa in these satellite images from November and December 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14025 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 11 2006 (Posted on Dec 12 2006 10:27AM) FIRES IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA In early December 2006, bushfires sweeping over Victoria filled the skies with smoke. * http://na ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for December 12, 2006 The best meteor shower of the year peaks this week on Thursday, Dec. 14th. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/12dec_geminids.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 here: http://lyris.msfc.nasa.gov/u?id=882224F&n=T&l=snglist or send a blank email to leave-snglist-882224F@lyris.msfc.nasa.gov ...Continue Reading

Dec. 12, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 RELEASE: 06-370 NASA OUTLINES RECENT CHANGES IN EARTH'S FRESHWATER DISTRIBUTION Recent space observations of freshwater storage by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) are providing a new picture of how Earth's most precious natural resource is distributed globally and how it is changing. Researchers are using GRACE's almost five-year data record t ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 12, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 12, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 12, 2006 11:26 am EDT* *Mission Discovery: Spacewalkers Set for ISS Construction*Two astronauts will step outside the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday afternoon to install a new piece to the or ...Continue Reading

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006 FOLLOW STS-116 on NASA TELEVISION and the WEB NASA is providing extensive television and internet coverage of space shuttle Discovery's mission. The NASA television schedule for STS-116 is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/mission_schedule.html For Web coverage, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle IT EXCHANGE: SKILLSOFT E-LEARNING Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1 p.m., MIC 5-A Contact: Computer Training Cent ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, December 11, 2006 Hey Mom: You're On Your Own Women today have a lot less help with childrearing and household chores than in generations past, a new study reveals. Arctic Summer Could be Ice-Free by 2040 If you're looking to photograph a polar bear hopping sea ice floes on your next summer cruise, you better hurry. Global Warming Affects Space Station Orbit As the climate warms near Earth's surface, the upper atmosphere is getting less dense, a cha ...Continue Reading

Dec. 9, 2006 Jessica Rye/Katherine Trinidad Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-367 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off Saturday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 8:47 p.m. EST on one of the most complex missions ever to the International Space Station. Shortly before launch, Discovery's Commander Mark Polansky said he and his crew were excited to continue assembly of the station, ...Continue Reading