Space Weather News for Dec. 8, 2006 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR TSUNAMI: When sunspot 930 exploded on Dec. 6th, producing an X6-category flare, it also created a tsunami-like shock wave that rolled across the face of the sun, wiping out filaments and other structures in its path. A telescope in New Mexico operated by the National Solar Observatory recorded a must-see movie of the wave, featured today on http://spaceweather.com . You are currently subscribed to spaceweather as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. To unsubs ...Continue Reading

Dec. 8, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-188 NASA SETS BRIEFING WITH NEXT STATION CREW, SPACEFLIGHT PARTICIPANT HOUSTON - NASA will hold a media briefing at 10:15 a.m. CST Dec. 13 with members of the next International Space Station crew, Expedition 15, and a U.S. businessman who will visit the complex in spring 2007. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, and broadcast live ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 December 2006. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN EAST AFRICA Floods swept over formerly drought-stricken regions of Kenya and Ethiopia when unusually heavy seasonal rains began in late October 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14017 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 06 2006 (Posted on Dec 07 2006 2:05PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14016 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 04 2006 (Posted on Dec 07 2006 12:11PM ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 8, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 8, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 8, 2006 12:24 pm EDT* *Space Shot Delayed: Weather is 70 Percent No-Go for Saturday Shuttle Launch*CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? Seven astronauts aboard NASA?s Discovery shuttle will have to wait at least two mo ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Friday, December 8, 2006 Buried Babies Suggest Prehistoric Compassion Infants may have been considered equal members of society 27,000 years ago, contrary to the belief they were treated with indifference. ...Continue Reading

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LiveScience.com Thursday, December 7, 2006 Weird Finding: Smoking Causes Knee Pain Men with osteoarthritis in the knee experience more severe pain and more loss of cartilage if they smoke. Soldiers in Iraq Need More Silly String A New Jersey woman is collecting cans of Silly String to send to soldiers in Iraq, who use the gooey substance to detect trip wires around bombs. ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 7, 2006 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR ACTIVITY: Big sunspot 930 continues to be a source of strong solar activity. The active region has produced two X-class flares and several lesser flares since it appeared only two days ago. Forecasters estimate a 50% chance of another X-flare during the next 24 hours. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) hurled into space by the blasts of Dec. 5th and 6th will not hit Earth head-on. Why not? Because the sunspot was near the sun's eastern limb and thus ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 06 December 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SUPER TYPHOON DURIAN Super Typhoon Durian came ashore in the Philippines on November 30, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14015 *** (TRMM) image from Dec 01 2006 (Posted on Dec 07 2006 11:37AM) -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- MOUNT ETNA, SICILY Sicily's Mount Etna released a thick plume of volcanic ash on November 24, 2006, forcing the overnight closure of a nearby airport. ...Continue Reading

Dec. 7, 2006 Jessica Rye/Katherine Trinidad Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-368 NASA RESCHEDULES SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH FOR SATURDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers postponed Thursday's space shuttle launch until Saturday because of low cloud cover. Friday's weather is not expected to be favorable for a launch attempt but mission managers believe conditions will improve by the weekend. Launch of Discovery is now scheduled for 8:47 p.m. EST Dec. 9. Tomorrow's weather is not expected to b ...Continue Reading