August 17th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for August 17, 2006 http://spaceweather.com AURORA WATCH: An explosion on the sun yesterday (Aug. 16) hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. The approaching cloud could spark a geomagnetic storm when it arrives, probably on August 18th. Sky watchers should be alert for auroras. If a storm erupts, the best displays will be at higher latitudes: e.g., Alaska, Canada, and Scandinavia. However, auroras could descend to lower latitudes, too, spreading across northern-tier US states from Ma ...Continue Reading
August 17th 2006 PDT
Aug. 17, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-131 NASA ANNOUNCES BRIEFINGS TO DISCUSS SPACE STATION MISSIONS NASA will hold two media briefings next week on the current and next missions to the International Space Station. The briefings will occur at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 22, and will be broadcast live on NASA TV. The briefings will focus on the station's ongoing Expedition 13 mission and the u ...Continue Reading
August 17th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for August 17, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 17, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: August 17, 2006 10:49 am EDT* *Orion Unveiled: Spitzer Telescope Spies Nebula’s Infrared Secrets*The Spitzer Space T ...Continue Reading
August 17th 2006 PDT
Aug. 16, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Tracey Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-293 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' LAUNCH NASA senior managers on Wednesday unanimously voted to launch the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. Commander Brent Jett and his five crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 4:30 p.m. EDT on the STS-115 mission, which restarts construction of the International Space Station. The launch date was announced after the Flight ...Continue Reading
August 17th 2006 PDT
____________________________________ Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MEDIA BRIEFING ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Friday, Aug. 18, 4 p.m., NASA Headquarters NASA Exploration Systems managers will host a press conference to announce the organizations selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services. The services could pave the way for contracts to launch and deliver crew and cargo to the International Space Station. Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission ...Continue Reading
August 17th 2006 PDT
To: Nasa Reports Registrations are still being accepted for FAA/NASA/Industry AIRPORT PLANNING WORKSHOP "Technology - Smart Solutions for Airport Capacity" DATES: September 12-13, 2006 LOCATION: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA (near San Jose) *********************************************************** * ...Continue Reading
August 16th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 15 August 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE GULF OF ADEN A dust plume blew over the Gulf of Aden in mid-August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13778 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 13 2006 (Posted on Aug 15 2006 11:10AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA In August 2006, firefighters in northern California had their hands full with numerous blazes that were threatening resi ...Continue Reading
August 16th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Wednesday, August 16, 2006 Online Dating Service Planned for Apes Zookeepers in the Netherlands are planning to hook up Dutch and Indonesian orangutans over the Internet and believe the link could at some stage be used as an online dating service where apes could get to know one another and keepers could work out whether they would be compatible mates. DNA in Urine Can Reveal Disease Promising research shows that simple urine test ...Continue Reading
August 16th 2006 PDT
Today on SPACE.com --- Wednesday, August 16, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/ Special Edition Newsletter: Our Solar System Planets ------------------------------------- Breaking News! Pluto Saved! Nine Planets Become 12 with Controversial New Definition http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060816_planet_definition.html The tally of planets in our solar system would jump instantly to a dozen under a highly controversial new definition proposed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Eventually there would be ...Continue Reading
August 16th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for August 16, 2006 http://spaceweather.com THE MEANING OF PLANET: What is a planet? For years, astronomers have been debating that question, with the status of tiny Pluto hanging in the balance. Finally, an answer is in the offing. Today, the International Astronomical Union's Planet Definition Committee announced their proposal for a new, official definition of "planet." If the proposal is approved by a vote of IAU astronomers on August 24th, the number of planets in the Solar System ...Continue Reading
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