LiveScience.com Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Faraway Volcanoes Shrunk the Mighty Nile Volcanic eruptions on Iceland generated a cascade of events that led to record low levels of water in the Nile River in Africa and brought famine to the region more than two centuries ago. Israel's 'Futuristic' Bionic Hornet is 70 Years Old In his excellent 1936 short story The Scarab, science fiction writer Raymond Z. Gallun describes exactly what the Israelis seem to want - a remote-controlled robotic device ...Continue Reading

Nov. 21, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-180 NASA ANNOUNCES NEWS CONFERENCE ON NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With space shuttle Discovery poised on the launch pad for the next assembly mission to the International Space Station, NASA managers plan to hold a news conference at approximately 3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 29 to discuss the status of the upcoming mission. The news conference will be a ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for November 21, 2006 Flying somewhere for Thanksgiving? Think of it as a sky watching opportunity. There are some things you can see only through the window of an airplane. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/21nov_thanksgivingskies.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-882224F@lyris.msfc.nas ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, November 20, 2006 Doctors Say How We Taste Affects Health How intensely people sense different flavors seems to affect how healthy they are. New Study Lists Top 10 Earthquake States Geologists have not agreed on which states are worse. A new list ranks them. Male Chimps Prefer Older Females A new study could shed light on how the more chimp-like ancestors of humans might have behaved. Study Reveals How Magic Works VIDEO: When the magician ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for November 20, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *November 20, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: November 20, 2006 07:28 pm EDT* *Pushing the Limit: Black Hole Spins at Phenomenal Rate*An international team of astronomers measured the spinning speed of three black holes, finding that one rotates at a breakn ...Continue Reading

---------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006 HEADQUARTERS HONOR AWARDS CEREMONY Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1 p.m., auditorium Contact: Denise Hurey 358-2105 denise.hurey@nasa.gov. NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden and Associate Administrator for Institutions and Management, Charles Scales will make the award presentations. All employees are invited to attend the ceremony and the reception that follows in the west lobby. The program will be broadcast on NASA HQ Intern ...Continue Reading

Nov. 20, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-179 NASA PROVIDES MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR UPDATE NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Nov. 21, to discuss the status and science accomplishments of the Mars Global Surveyor. The 10-year old spacecraft is the oldest of five NASA spacecraft currently active at the red planet. Reporters must call the NASA Jet Propulsion ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 17 November 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES ON CAPE YORK PENINSULA Numerous large fires were burning across the grasslands and savannas of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula in mid-November 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13979 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 20 2006 (Posted on Nov 20 2006 8:20AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW ISLAND AND PUMICE RAFT, TONGA A new volcanic island emerged in the Tonga Islands ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Nov. 17, 2006 http://spaceweather.com Every year in mid-November, Earth glides through a veritable minefield of comet dust clouds. The source of the debris is Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. This weekend Earth will graze one of those clouds, producing a mild outburst of Leonid meteors. If forecasters are correct, the outburst will peak around 0445 UT on Sunday, Nov. 19th (11:45 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 18th). The timing favors observers in western Europe, Brazil and the Atlantic coast of North Ameri ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 16 November 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND Several large fires were burning in southern Queensland in mid-November. These images of the fires were captured by NASA's Aqua satellite. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13977 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 17 2006 (Posted on Nov 17 2006 2:07PM) FIRES IN NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA Large burn scars from dozens of fires were visible across Western Australia and Northern Ter ...Continue Reading