November 21st 2006 PDT
Nov. 20, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-179 NASA PROVIDES MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR UPDATE NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Nov. 21, to discuss the status and science accomplishments of the Mars Global Surveyor. The 10-year old spacecraft is the oldest of five NASA spacecraft currently active at the red planet. Reporters must call the NASA Jet Propulsion ...Continue Reading
November 20th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 17 November 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES ON CAPE YORK PENINSULA Numerous large fires were burning across the grasslands and savannas of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula in mid-November 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13979 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 20 2006 (Posted on Nov 20 2006 8:20AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW ISLAND AND PUMICE RAFT, TONGA A new volcanic island emerged in the Tonga Islands ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for Nov. 17, 2006 http://spaceweather.com Every year in mid-November, Earth glides through a veritable minefield of comet dust clouds. The source of the debris is Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. This weekend Earth will graze one of those clouds, producing a mild outburst of Leonid meteors. If forecasters are correct, the outburst will peak around 0445 UT on Sunday, Nov. 19th (11:45 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 18th). The timing favors observers in western Europe, Brazil and the Atlantic coast of North Ameri ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 16 November 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND Several large fires were burning in southern Queensland in mid-November. These images of the fires were captured by NASA's Aqua satellite. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13977 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 17 2006 (Posted on Nov 17 2006 2:07PM) FIRES IN NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA Large burn scars from dozens of fires were visible across Western Australia and Northern Ter ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2006 PDT
NASA Science News for November 17, 2006 Using a high-resolution X-ray telescope, Japan's new Hinode spacecraft captured some unique and beautiful images of last week's Transit of Mercury. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/17nov_xraytransit.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&n=T&l=snglist or send a bl ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for November 17, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *November 17, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: November 17, 2006 12:57 pm EDT* *Viewer's Guide: The 2006 Leonid Meteor Shower*Mid-November brings us the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, which has a storied history of producing some of the most sens ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Friday, November 17, 2006 Naming Movie Sequels: Why It's Not 'James Bond 21' Would you go see "James Bond 21?" Well, it doesn't exist, and for good reason. Researchers have concluded you prefer sequels with new names rather than just numbers. Robots 'Mate' and Evolve Scientists recreate ancient creatures, then simulate their evolution to learn why backbones developed. Chocolate Milk Good for Athletes A simple glass of chocolate milk helps athletes recover after exe ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2006 PDT
Nov. 17, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-050 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-050 Houston - Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and flight engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Thomas Reiter continue to prepare for a spacewalk Wednesday, Nov. 22, out of the International Space Station's Russian Pirs Docking Compartment airlock. Lopez-Alegria, who will make his sixth spacewalk, and Ty ...Continue Reading
November 17th 2006 PDT
Nov. 17, 2006 Katherine Trinidad/Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749/1979 June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 RELEASE: 06-356 ROCKET MOTOR TEST HELPS NASA'S SHUTTLE AND ARES 1 PROMONTORY, Utah - NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 16, at a Utah facility. The two-minute test provided important information for nighttime shuttle launches and for the development of the rocket that will carry the next hum ...Continue Reading
November 17th 2006 PDT
NASA Science News for November 16, 2006 Soon, astronauts onboard the ISS will test a high-tech medical device that uses primitive enzymes from horseshoe crabs to diagnose human illness. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/16nov_locad.htm?list882224 The Science@NASA Podcast feed is available at http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.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&n=T&l=sng ...Continue Reading
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