SPACE.com Update for February 20, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *February 20, 2007*     *TOP STORY* *posted: February 20, 2007 02:48 pm EDT* *Getting a Grip on Black Holes*SPACE.com asks several black hole experts what tops their list of recent black hole discoveries and what they think the biggest questions surrounding these captivating objects ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for February 20, 2007 One pole of the sun is cooler than the other. That's the surprising conclusion just announced by scientists who have been analyzing data from the ESA-NASA Ulysses spacecraft. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/20feb_coolmystery.htm?list882224 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-882224 ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 February 2007. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE FAVIO Tropical Cyclone Favio formed in the western Indian Ocean about 1,200 kilometers from Madagascar on February 14, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14119 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 20 2007 (Posted on Feb 20 2007 12:07PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- JAVA MUD VOLCANO CONTINUES TO GROW On the island of Java, a mud volcano has been spewing ...Continue Reading

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The following sections were updated since 16 February 2007. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SOUFRIERE HILLS ON MONTSERRAT The Soufriere Hills Volcano released a plume in mid February 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14118 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 14 2007 (Posted on Feb 16 2007 2:21PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthobservatory. ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 2007 Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/3895 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-47 NASA'S THEMIS MISSION LAUNCHES TO STUDY GEOMAGNETIC SUBSTORMS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's THEMIS mission successfully launched Saturday, Feb. 17, at 6:01 p.m. EST from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. THEMIS stands for the Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms. It is NASA's first five-satellite missio ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 Chris Rink Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6786 RELEASE: 07-44 NASA MOVES APOLLO 1 CAPSULE TO NEW STORAGE FACILITY HAMPTON, Va. - NASA moved the Apollo 1 capsule and related materials approximately 90 feet to a newer, environmentally-controlled warehouse at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 17. The move provides better protection for the spacecraft. Despite routine repairs made throughout the y ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Friday, February 16, 2007 Scientists Generate Electricity in Novel Way A new technique for converting heat into electricity could lead the way to new, more efficient energy sources. Why Female Bugs Outsize Males A new study looks at why sexual dimorphism?the non-sexual size and shape differences between the sexes?exists in the world of six- and eight-legged creatures. January is Warmest on Record The average global temperature last month was the highest for any J ...Continue Reading