June 28th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for June 28, 2006 http://spaceweather.com NEW SUNSPOTS: After several days of utter spotlessless, the face of the Sun is changing. Two new sunspots have emerged: one is large and the other is growing with wild abandon. It's a good show for solar observers. So far neither 'spot poses a threat for strong solar flares, but this could change if the rapid growth continues. MAMMATUS CLOUDS: Is it raining where you live? After the storm, go outside and look up. You might spot a strange and beautifu ...Continue Reading
June 28th 2006 PDT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, June 29, 2006 STS-121 LAUNCH COVERAGE ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Saturday, July 1, 3:49 p.m., Kennedy Space Center The space shuttle Discovery¹s STS-121 crew is scheduled for launch from the Kennedy Space Center on July 1 at about 3:49 p.m. On launch day, NASA TV will begin broadcasting at 5:30 a.m., and mission commentary begins at 10 a.m. For details, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle STS-121 PRE-LAUNCH BRIEFINGS ON N ...Continue Reading
June 28th 2006 PDT
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June 28th 2006 PDT
June 28, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 RELEASE: 06-251 NASA SATELLITE POSITIONING SOFTWARE MAY AID IN TSUNAMI WARNINGS University scientists using Global Positioning System software, developed by NASA, have shown GPS can determine, within minutes, whether an earthquake is big enough to generate an ocean-wide tsunami. This NASA-funded technology can be used to provide faster tsunami warnings. A team ...Continue Reading
June 28th 2006 PDT
June 28, 2006 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Laura Lewis Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-2162/9000 RELEASE: 06-253 NASA LAUNCHES NEW EDUCATION INITIATIVE FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS NASA kicked off a new initiative with the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation on Wednesday. The initiative will give researchers and students from minority institutions direct access to NASA facilities, scientists and capabilities. Funded by a $3.5 million grant from NA ...Continue Reading
June 28th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Fighting Traffic: A Century of Bloodshed Automobiles did not always rule American streets. But when they took over, things sure got messy. Archaeologists Discover Brazilian 'Stonehenge' A grouping of granite blocks along a grassy Amazon hilltop may be the vestiges of a centuries-old astronomical observatory. Smoking and Obesity Curb Sex New study finds bad habits behind erectile dysfunction. Humans Gave Big Cats ...Continue Reading
June 28th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for June 28, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *June 28, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: June 28, 2006 11:27 am EDT* *Meet the STS-121 Crew: The Spacewalkers*Two astronauts are preparing to take at least two strolls in ...Continue Reading
June 27th 2006 PDT
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June 27th 2006 PDT
June 27, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Donna Weaver Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4493 RELEASE: 06-250 NASA'S HUBBLE REVEALS TWO DUST DISKS AROUND NEARBY STAR NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed two dust disks circling the nearby star Beta Pictoris. The images confirm a decade of scientific speculation that a warp in the young star's dust disk may actually be a second inclined disk, which is evidence for the possibility of at le ...Continue Reading
June 27th 2006 PDT
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