Free Standard Shipping on Orders over $50 from Starry Night If you have trouble viewing this email, click here. Details about Special Offers All prices are quoted in USD. Sale prices and special offers are not valid on previous purchases. FREE Year in Space 2007 Calendar with Starry Night Version 6 new purchases and upgrades is valid while supplies of the Year in 2007 Calendar last. To receive the Year in Space 2007 Calendar for free, you must ADD the FREE Year in Space 2007 Calendar from the "May we also sug ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Nov. 28, 2006 http://spaceweather.com STRANGE SUNSPOT: A strange-looking sunspot is emerging on the sun. It's shaped like a ring almost three times wider than Earth. Amateur astronomers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor this curious apparition. It may be little more than a novelty--but its definitely worth watching. ALIGNMENT OF PLANETS: Mark your calendar. On Dec. 8th through 11th, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars will form a tight triangle in the eastern sky at dawn. All three wil ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Blind Man Has Déjà Vu, Busting a Myth He experiences déjà vu through smell, hearing and touch. The discovery puts to rest one old theory about what causes the strange feeling. New Advice: /Don't/ Sit Up Straight A new study that analyzed different postures has concluded that the strain of sitting upright for long hours is the perpetrator of chronic back problems. ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 27 November 2006. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 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=13986 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 17 2006 (Posted on Nov 27 2006 2:25PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for November 28, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *November 28, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: November 28, 2006 11:55 am EDT* *Space Station Science Overdrive*Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are kicking their science program up a notch some 200 miles above Earth.Read More &nb ...Continue Reading

Nov. 28, 2006 Michael Braukus/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/2087 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-181 NASA TO BRIEF EXPLORATION STRATEGY AND LUNAR ARCHITECTURE HOUSTON - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and senior executives from the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate will host a press conference at 1 p.m. CST Monday, Dec. 4, to announce the agency's global exploration strategy and lunar architecture. Scott Horowitz, associate administ ...Continue Reading

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Nov. 27, 2006 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 Marny Skora Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3315 RELEASE: C06-062 NASA SELECTS MARYLAND FIRM FOR MISSION SUPPORT HAMPTON, Va. - NASA has selected Swales Aerospace, Beltsville, Md., to provide research and technology services to the agency's Langley Research Center. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a maximum value of $200 million over five years. Swales Aerospace will provide on-site research, engineering ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 November 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHERN TERRITORY AND QUEENSLAND Fires and large burn scars were scattered across the tropical savannas of Northern Territory and Queensland on November 27, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13984 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 27 2006 (Posted on Nov 27 2006 12:19PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MOUNT ETNA, SICILY Sicily’s Mount Etna released a thick plume of vol ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, November 27, 2006 Global Warming Could Doom Male Crocodiles Crocodile gender is determined by temperature during incubation. Nest Whale Vocabulary More Elaborate Than Thought Scientists discover 35 different sounds, including grumbles, snorts and cries. Computer Detects Anger Before Fights Break Out Combined with closed circuit television systems, this new software can quickly notify security personnel about loud, angry people in outdoor public spaces, p ...Continue Reading