June 30th 2006 PST
June 30, 2006 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 RELEASE: 06-272 NASA ISSUES HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE STATUS REPORT NASA engineers successfully activated the Advanced Camera for Surveys at 9:12 a.m. EDT Friday aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope. Checkout was completed at 10:20 a.m. EDT with science observations scheduled to resume Sunday, July 2. "This is the best possible news," said Ed Ruitberg, deputy a ...Continue Reading
June 30th 2006 PST
June 30, 2006 Sonja Alexander/Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761/1600 RELEASE: 06-271 NASA SELECTS CONSORTIUM FOR EDUCATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NASA's Office of Education Minority University Research and Education Program selected a consortium of three organizations to administer its Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Project: the Hispanic College Fund, the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. The project ...Continue Reading
June 30th 2006 PST
The following sections were updated since 29 June 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HEAVY RAIN IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES From June 23 to June 26, heavy downpours pounded the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, including the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13684 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 29 2006 (Posted on Jun 29 2006 5:28PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's E ...Continue Reading
June 30th 2006 PST
NOTE: The previous email had incorrect times listed. The correct time is 04:25 UT on July 3 (12:25 a.m. EDT on July 3 or 9:25 p.m. PDT on July 2). We apologize for the error. A large asteroid will make an exceptionally close approach to our planet early on July 3, passing just beyond the Moon's average distance from Earth. Named 2004 XP14, it will pass closest to Earth at 04:25 UT on July 3 (12:25 a.m. EDT on July 3 or 9:25 pm PDT on July 2). Even for experienced backyard astronomers, this asteroid will be challengi ...Continue Reading
June 30th 2006 PST
LiveScience.com Friday, June 30, 2006 Women Underestimate Their Web Savvy Women tend to rate themselves significantly less competent at navigating the Internet compared to how men rate themselves. But they are wrong. Why Taking Medicine Works, Even if the Medicine Doesn't People who take placebos as prescribed have a lower risk of death. It may be these folks have a better overall approach to taking care of themselves. Portable Device Reads Any Te ...Continue Reading
June 30th 2006 PST
A large asteroid will make an exceptionally close approach to our planet early on July 3, passing just beyond the Moon's average distance from Earth. Named 2004 XP14, it will pass closest to Earth at 0:42 UT on July 3 (12:25 a.m. EDT or 9:25 pm PDT on July 2). Even for experienced backyard astronomers, this asteroid will be challenging to spot. Those who have an eight-inch or larger aperture telescope with moderate-to-high magnification and are blessed with dark, transparent skies and steady "seeing" may p ...Continue Reading
June 30th 2006 PST
SPACE.com Update for June 30, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *June 30, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: June 30, 2006 11:08 am EDT* *Asteroid Spotting: Skywatchers to Glimpse Close Flyby*It's not often you get a chance to spot an aste ...Continue Reading
June 29th 2006 PST
June 29, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237 Lynn Chandler Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2806 RELEASE: 06-254 NASA'S MICRO-SATELLITES COMPLETE TECHNOLOGY VALIDATION MISSION NASA's three orbiting micro-satellites known as Space Technology 5 have completed their planned 90-day mission. The mission team is shutting down the spacecraft to conclude operations on Friday, June 30. The mission primarily focused on flight testing miniaturized satellites in the harsh environment ...Continue Reading
June 29th 2006 PST
NASA Science News for June 29, 2006 Who needs fireworks? As night falls on the 4th of July, a moon, a giant planet and a spaceship will emerge from the twilight for a sky show of their own. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/29jun_july4th.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 ...Continue Reading
June 29th 2006 PST
The following sections were updated since 28 June 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE RED SEA Thick plumes of dust blew off the east coast of Sudan, over the Red Sea, in late June 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13681 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 28 2006 (Posted on Jun 28 2006 4:11PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CENTRAL CANADA Numerous large and smoky fires were burning in central Canada on June 26, 2006. NASA's Terra s ...Continue Reading
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