July 22nd 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Friday, July 21, 2006 The Real Reason Louisiana is Sinking Every 15 minutes, land equal to the size of a football field sinks into the Gulf of Mexico. One scientist proposes a new reason for the state's sinking feeling. Study: Kids Should Play More Doctors may soon have a prescription for health that even kids will like: more playtime. World's Tiger Habitat Down 40 Percent Tiger habitats worldwide have shrunk 40 percent in the p ...Continue Reading
July 22nd 2006 PDT
July 21, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0688 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-034 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-034 For the first time since early 2003, the International Space Station is home to three crew members. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter joined Expedition 13 following Space Shuttle Discovery's mission earlier this month. Reiter, who serves as the expedition flight engineer, Commander Pavel Vinogr ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 20 July 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS A plume of dust blew of the western coast of Africa on July 19, 2006, and headed toward the Cape Verde Islands. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13725 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 19 2006 (Posted on Jul 21 2006 12:44PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES NORTH OF RUSSIA'S LAKE BAIKAL North of Lake Baikal in south-central Russia, scor ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for July 21, 2006 http://spaceweather.com Yesterday on the sun, a magnetic filament snapped. The resulting explosion hurled a CME into space and sent beautiful waves of energy surging through the sun's atmosphere. Although the CME is not heading directly for Earth, the outskirts of the cloud might brush against Earth's magnetic field on July 23rd, causing a mild geomagnetic storm. Visit http://Spaceweather.com to view movies of the eruption and for updates about the approaching CME. You are curr ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for July 21, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *July 21, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: July 21, 2006 11:09 am EDT* *Doorstep Astronomy: Wild Ducks and a Chrysanthemum*Two objects are well placed for viewing as soon as ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
July 21, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111X MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-119 NASA ANNOUNCES STATION SPACEWALK BRIEFING AND TV COVERAGE NASA will preview the next spacewalk conducted at the International Space Station during a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 27. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston. It will be carried live on NASA TV with questions taken from media at participating NASA centers ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
July 19, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-116 NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA UPDATE ON AFRICA HURRICANE MISSION NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 26, to discuss a hurricane research field mission in Africa. The NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Activities 2006 will run from August through September. Participants will include NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, various research institutions and univ ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 18 July 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM BERYL Tropical Storm Beryl formed in the northwestern Atlantic on July 18, 2006, roughly 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of the Outer Banks. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13717 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 18 2006 (Posted on Jul 19 2006 11:52AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO IN ECUADOR Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador emitted a volcanic plum ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Wednesday, July 19, 2006 The Red Sea Parts Again Chunks of Earth are drifting apart, slowly widening the sea with no help from Moses. Top Predators Key to Ecosystem Survival, Study Shows The most feared creatures at the top of a food chain maintain equilibrium, but humans often disturb this delicate balance. The Reason Eyes are Transparent Finally Becomes Clear Scientists have long wondered why the cornea has no blood vessels. Now ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 19 July 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Several large fires were burning in California in mid-July 2006. This event contains images of the Sawtooth, Millard, and Canyon Fires. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13719 *** ETM+(Landsat 7) image from Jul 14 2006 (Posted on Jul 19 2006 9:54AM) WILDFIRES IN MONTANA AND WYOMING In southeastern Montana and northern Wyoming, the winds were whipping eastward and spreading severa ...Continue Reading
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