October 20th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Thursday, October 19, 2006 Successful Sex Strategy: Be Last in Line The male that mates with a female after other males is most likely to father offspring. The 100-Year Forecast: More Extreme Weather Droughts and storms will become more intense in the coming century if levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere keep rising, new computer models suggest. Bacteria Found Nearly 2 Miles Underground Scientists found a gold mine of bacte ...Continue Reading
October 20th 2006 PDT
Oct. 19, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Anatta NOAA, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colo. 303-497-6288 RELEASE: 06-338 NASA AND NOAA ANNOUNCE ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE IS A RECORD BREAKER NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists report this year's ozone hole in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere has broken records for area and depth. The ozone layer acts to protect life on Earth by blocking harmful ultraviolet rays from ...Continue Reading
October 20th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for October 19, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *October 19, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: October 19, 2006 12:51 pm EDT* *Complete Coverage of the Wirefly X Prize Cup*SPACE.com presents complete coverage of the Wirefl ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2006 PDT
Oct. 16, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma/Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/3749 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-058 NASA OPENS MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION Media accreditation is now open for the Space Shuttle Discovery's launch on the STS-116 mission to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for no earlier than Dec. 7. All U.S. and international media must apply for credentials to attend the launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, or to cover the mission from NASA cen ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2006 PDT
----------------------------------------- Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT JOHN MATHER SPEAKS AT HQ Date/Time/Location: Friday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m., auditorium Please join Administrator Michael Griffin as he introduces a special presentation by this year's Nobel Physics Prize co-recipient, NASA scientist John C. Mather. Dr. Mather will discuss the science he and co-winner George Smoot gleaned from data gathered by the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, launched by NASA in 1989. He also will previe ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2006 PDT
---------------------------------- Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT JOHN MATHER SPEAKS AT HQ Date/Time/Location: Friday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m., auditorium Please join Administrator Michael Griffin as he introduces a special presentation by this year's Nobel Physics Prize co-recipient, NASA scientist John C. Mather. Dr. Mather will discuss the science he and co-winner George Smoot gleaned from data gathered by the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, launched by NASA in 1989. He also will preview future i ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2006 PDT
Oct. 19, 2006 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington Phone: 202-358-5241 RELEASE: 06-339 NASA CENTERS HONORED FOR INNOVATIONS The 44th Annual R&D 100 Awards recognized four NASA centers for excellence in innovation in research and development. The technologies demonstrated in the worldwide competition are among the most innovative ideas from academia, government and industry. The NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, and L-3 Communications Electron Technologies, Inc., Torrance, Calif., created the L-3 Co ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for Oct. 19, 2006 http://spaceweather.com ORIONID METEOR SHOWER: This weekend, a mild but pretty flurry of meteors will shoot out of the constellation Orion. The source is Halley's Comet. Although the comet itself is far away, ancient clouds of dust from the comet are nearby, and Earth is about to run through them. The best time to look is Saturday morning, Oct. 21st. Dozens of meteors might streak across the sky during the hours before sunrise. Dark skies are recommended! AURORA WATCH: A solar ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Wednesday, October 18, 2006 World's 10 Most Polluted Places Areas that researchers have declared the most polluted in the world are typically little known even in their own countries. Yet they in total afflict more than 10 million people, experts reported today. Study Reveals Key to Spring in Your Step A new study suggests the joints in your ankles and feet act like springs to help you keep your balance on uneven terrain. More E ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2006 PDT
Oct. 18, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 RELEASE: 06-337 NASA ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency have named two astronauts and two cosmonauts to the next International Space Station crew, known as Expedition 15. Astronauts Clayton C. Anderson and Daniel M. Tani will travel to the station next year and work as flight engineers. Cosmonauts Fyodor N. Yurchikhin a ...Continue Reading
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