October 27th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for Oct. 25, 2006 http://spaceweather.com COMET OUTBURST: Astronomers report that Comet Swan has suddenly increased in brightness 4-fold, from magnitude +6 to +4.5. This makes it a naked-eye object in dark skies and a lovely sight through backyard telescopes. The cause of the outburst: A new vein of volatile ice may have opened up in the comet's nucleus. Solar heating transforms this freshly-exposed material into streams of bright, reflective gas and dust. Indeed, backyard telescopes seem to sho ...Continue Reading
October 27th 2006 PDT
NASA Science News for October 26, 2006 A satellite orbiting Earth is learning to think for itself. This artificial intelligence offers a powerful new way to study Earth, and it may prove useful on other planets, too. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/26oct_sensorweb.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 service. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.msfc.nasa.gov/u?id=882224F ...Continue Reading
October 26th 2006 PDT
Oct. 25, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237 Rani Chohan/Lynn Chandler Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2483/2806 RELEASE: 06-340 NASA'S FIRST 3-D SOLAR IMAGING MISSION SOARS INTO SPACE NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories mission, known as STEREO, successfully launched Wednesday at 8:52 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. STEREO's nearly identical twin, golf cart-sized spacecraft will make observations to help researchers construct the f ...Continue Reading
October 25th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 24 October 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES ON SUMATRA In late September and October 2006, scores of fires were burning in southeastern Sumatra. The island's largest city, Palembang, was shrouded in haze. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13936 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 23 2006 (Posted on Oct 24 2006 10:12AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA Heavy rain triggered floods along the Neches, ...Continue Reading
October 25th 2006 PDT
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October 25th 2006 PDT
Oct. 24, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-167 ALASKA NATIVE TO DISCUSS ROLE AS PILOT OF NASA'S NEXT SHUTTLE Alaska native and former float plane pilot Bill Oefelein, who will serve as pilot of the Space Shuttle Discovery in December, will be available for interviews by satellite from 5:30 to 7 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 27. To participate, media should contact the NASA Johnson Space Center newsroom in Hou ...Continue Reading
October 25th 2006 PDT
Oct. 24, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-168 NASA ROBOTICS OPERATOR DISCUSSES ROLE ON NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT NASA astronaut Nick Patrick, who will operate the space shuttle's robotic arm during a mission targeted to launch in December, will be available for interviews by satellite from 7 to 8:45 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 27. To participate, media should contact NASA's Johnson Space Center newsroom in Hous ...Continue Reading
October 25th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Coins Don't Smell, You Do Scientists have sniffed out the reason for the musty, "metallic" odor you smell after handling money. Gut Check: Dinosaur Had Worms Gut contents from the fossil of a plant-eating dinosaur living 75 million years ago reveal what could be the first evidence of parasitic stomach worms. Ancient Horse Corral Unearthed in Kazakhstan The finding supports the idea that an ancient ...Continue Reading
October 25th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 23 October 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE PAUL As October drew to a close, Hurricane Paul was approaching the southern tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13935 *** (QuikSCAT) image from Oct 23 2006 (Posted on Oct 24 2006 11:28AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13934 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 22 2006 (Posted on Oct 23 2006 5:18PM) ----------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading
October 25th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for October 24, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *October 24, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: October 24, 2006 05:00 pm EDT* *In Formative Years, the Sun Had Sisters*The Sun had sisters when it was born, according to n ...Continue Reading
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