October 3rd 2006 PDT
Oct. 2, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0669 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-054 NASA AWARDS SPACE PROGRAM OPERATIONS CONTRACT NASA has awarded a letter contract valued at $1.1 billion for the first six months to United Space Alliance (USA), LLC, of Houston. When definitized, it will result in a four-year contract through Sept. 30, 2010, to cover Space Shuttle Program operations. Efforts under the Space Program Operations Contract include ...Continue Reading
October 2nd 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Monday, October 2, 2006 VIDEO: Bird Radar Bird-brains keep pace with GPS systems by flying Earth’s magnetic field. Small Digital Camera Makes Night-Vision Images A new single-pixel digital camera in the works would not only takes up less power and space, but might also take night-vision pictures as well. Simple Eye Test Could Spot Alzheimer's Early On Scanning the eyes with lasers could help detect signs of Alzheimer's ...Continue Reading
October 2nd 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 29 September 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE ISAAC On September 30, Hurricane Isaac became the fifth hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13904 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 01 2006 (Posted on Oct 02 2006 1:00PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http: ...Continue Reading
October 1st 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for Oct. 1, 2006 http://spaceweather.com COMET SWAN: There's a new comet in the night sky, Comet Swan. It's a trifle too dim for naked-eye viewing, but it is an easy target for binoculars and small telescopes. Observers report a "spectacular" emerald-colored head and a long sinuous tail. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and more information. AURORA WATCH: A solar wind stream hit Earth this weekend. The resulting geomagnetic storm was not very strong; nevertheless, auroras we ...Continue Reading
September 30th 2006 PDT
Sept. 29, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-688-3341 June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7061 RELEASE: 06-323 NASA ENDS ONE CHAPTER IN HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT, PREPARES FOR THE NEXT NASA is marking a historic moment in the life of the nation's largest rocket engine test complex. The Stennis Space Center conducted the final space shuttle main engine test on its A-1 Test Stand Friday. Although this ends the stand's work ...Continue Reading
September 30th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Friday, September 29, 2006 VIDEO: Brain-Healing Bridges Two MIT scientists nanotechnologically reconnect brain cells. Tiny Fish Learn to Sniff Out Predators Minnows can sniff their surroundings for the smell of pike that might eat them. Gene Found at the Root of Hair-Pulling Disorder Showing a genetic connection could help reduce stigmas associated with certain mental illnesses and improve diagnosis and therapies. Top 10 Animal Senses t ...Continue Reading
September 30th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for September 29, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *September 29, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: September 29, 2006 02:07 pm EDT* *Ansari, Expedition 13 Crew Return to Earth*A Russian spacecraft carrying two astronauts an ...Continue Reading
September 29th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 28 September 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA In August and September 2006, firefighters in northern California had their hands full with numerous blazes that threatened residences, communications infrastructure, old growth forest, wildlife habitat, and cultural resources. This image from September 26 shows the Uncles Complex and Bar Complex Fires. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13903 *** MODIS(Aqua) image fr ...Continue Reading
September 29th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 27 September 2006. -- FLOOD (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- MONSOON FLOODS IN NORTHERN INDIA Unusually heavy monsoon rains flooded much of India during the summer of 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13900 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 27 2006 (Posted on Sep 27 2006 4:10PM) FLOODS ACROSS AFRICA'S SAHEL The Sahel region of Africa was about halfway through the rainy season of 2006 when flooding affected people in several countries, including Ethio ...Continue Reading
September 29th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Thursday, September 28, 2006 Cunning Weed Sniffs Out Victims When the stringy dodder plant emerges, it bobs and sways to find the perfect host plant, then sucks the life out of it. See the video. VIDEO: Wasp Hound Five trained wasps sniff out suspicious odors for science. Lazarus Microbe's Immortality Secret Revealed Scientists have discovered a novel genetic repair mechanism that allows a hardy desert microbe to die and resurrect o ...Continue Reading
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