Dec. 29, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-053 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-053 HOUSTON - The three residents of the International Space Station spent a busy week unpacking, inventorying and stowing more than two tons of equipment and supplies left by the Space Shuttle Discovery. The week began with Christmas, a day off for the crew except for required maintenance and exercise. Command ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Friday, December 29, 2006 Sea Slug Offers Clues to Human Brain Disorders Beneath a slimy façade, the sea slug is somewhat of a brainiac. At any given time within a single brain cell, more than 10,000 genes are hard at work. New Approach Disarms Deadly Bacteria A new strategy for treating bacterial disease without producing drug-resistant strains. ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 29, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 29, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 29, 2006 01:25 pm EDT* *Full Moon Names for 2007*Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago kept track ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for December 28, 2006 NASA is returning to the Moon, but first NASA engineers would like to test designs for lunar landers and rovers on genuine lunar soil. Just one problem: There's not enough real moondust to go around. So scientists are making some "true fakes." FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/28dec_truefake.htm?list882224 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. This is a free ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 28, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 28, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 28, 2006 05:18 pm EDT* *Why I Love the Mars Rovers*Why do I care so much about the Mars rovers? A lot of people have asked me that, after seeing printouts of Spirit and Opportunity photos in my folder a ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, December 28, 2006 Talking Fish: Wide Variety of Sounds Discovered At least 1,000 species communicate by sound, and scientists are only beginning to discover the range of bizarre noise-making and listening techniques. Most Americans Want Public Policies to Prevent Obesity Sea Slug Offers Clues to Human Brain Disorders Beneath a slimy façade, the sea slug is somewhat of a brainiac. At any given time within a single brain cell, more than 1 ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 26 December 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE BONDO On December 20, 2006, the Seychelle Islands were on alert for the very intense tropical cyclone Bondo which was predicted to strike the islands in the early hours of the next day. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14052 *** NSCAT(ADEOS) image from Dec 25 2006 (Posted on Dec 27 2006 12:51PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazard ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 27, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 27, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 27, 2006 10:38 am EDT* *Orion Hardware Reviewed For Human Asteroid Flight*Experts at several NASA centers are sketching out a prospective piloted stopover at an asteroid?a trek that could return samples ...Continue Reading

Dec. 27, 2006 David Mould/Dean Acosta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/1400 RELEASE: 06-376 NASA'S TOP EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY STORIES OF THE YEAR WASHINGTON - NASA moved forward in 2006 to extend humanity's exploration of the solar system and learn more about the universe and our home planet. The space shuttle got back to work building the International Space Station, and the agency began developing the next generation of spacecraft and outlined plans for returning to the moon as a stepping stone tow ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Ancient Insects Used Advanced Camouflage A fossil of a leaf-imitating insect from 47 million years ago has a striking resemblance to modern mimickers. ...Continue Reading