LiveScience.com Thursday, December 14, 2006 Some Like it Hot: Especially This Microbe Life may be able to thrive at even more extreme conditions below the sea floor than previously thought, according to scientists who found a microbe able to convert nitrogen to energy at temperatures far higher than was known before. Why Teens Do Stupid Things It's not that they don't ponder the the potential consequences. In fact, a new study finds teens spend more time weighing risk than adults. ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 14, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 14, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 14, 2006 01:46 pm EDT* *Mission Discovery: Spacewalkers Set to Rewire ISS Power Grid*HOUSTON--Two shuttle astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) for their second spacewalk ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 13 December 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA In early December 2006, bushfires sweeping over Victoria filled the skies with smoke. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14029 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 14 2006 (Posted on Dec 14 2006 11:37AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http:/ ...Continue Reading

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SPACE.com Update for December 13, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 13, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 13, 2006 11:52 am EDT* *Astronauts to Reel in ISS Solar Array Today*HOUSTON--Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are due to reel in one of the orbital laboratory?s expansive solar wi ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Invisible Mountains Revealed Under Greenland Ice Veiled by more than a mile of ice, an expanse of heavily scoured mountains and valleys in Greenland has remained out of sight until now. New Year-Round Contraceptive Pill Safe and Effective A new year-round contraceptive pill called Lybrel, which eliminates menstrual cycles altogether, appears to be safe and effective, researchers report. Study: Laughter Really Is Contagious A new stud ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 12 December 2006. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING FROM TYPHOON DURIAN Typhoon Durian pounded southern Luzon Island in the Philippines on November 30, 2006. The rains caused widespread flooding and mud slides. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14028 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Dec 12 2006 (Posted on Dec 12 2006 5:19PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Obser ...Continue Reading

------------------------------------------- Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006 STS-116 SPACEWALK COVERAGE ON NASA TV Date/Time: Thursday, Dec. 14, 3:12 - 9:07 p.m. EST and Saturday, Dec. 16, 2:37 - 8:47 p.m. EST Two more spacewalks are scheduled to reconfigure and redistribute power on the International Space Station. STS-116¹s second spacewalk is set to take place Thursday and the third on Saturday. NASA TV will provide live coverage of both events. For a NASA TV schedule for STS-116, visit: http://www.na ...Continue Reading

Dec. 11, 2006 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 RELEASE: 06-369 NASA PRESS SECRETARY LEAVES FOR D.C. COMMUNICATIONS FIRM WASHINGTON - NASA Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs Dean Acosta is leaving the agency to become a managing director at Qorvis Communications, LLC in Washington, effective Jan. 2. Acosta led NASA's public affairs and communications activities during one of its most challenging periods following the space shuttle Columbia accident in 2003 ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 11, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 11, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 11, 2006 02:17 pm EDT* *Orbital Rendezvous: Discovery Crew to Dock at ISS*Seven astronauts aboard NASA?s shuttle Discovery have a hearty welcome waiting aboard the International Space Station (ISS), whe ...Continue Reading