August 8th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Monday, August 7, 2006 Study: Keyboards Could Be Easily Bugged Keyboards and other devices plugged into computers could be easily bugged by "JitterBugs" to covertly transmit passwords or other sensitive data. Ancient Syrian Settlements Seen in Spy Satellite Images Photos taken in the 1960s and declassified in the 1990s have been used to find 130,000-year-old remains. X-rays Reveal Archimedes' Hidden Writings Previously hidden wri ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 04 August 2006. -- FIRE (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON The Tripod Complex Fire, which started in late July, continued to burn in northern Washington in early August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13756 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 06 2007 (Posted on Aug 07 2006 1:26PM) FIRES IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL Hot and dry conditions settling in across the Iberian Peninsula brought devastating wildfires to Spain and Portugal i ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for August 7, 2006 http://spaceweather.com AURORA SURPRISE: A solar wind stream hit Earth this morning, sparking a geomagnetic storm. The arrival of the stream was unexpected, but the auroras it produced were a pleasant surprise. Bright, colorful lights appeared over Canada, while "photographic auroras" descended as far south as Colorado. See pictures of the event at http://spaceweather.com. DAWN PLANETS: Up before dawn? Step outside and look east. You'll see Venus and Mercury beami ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2006 PDT
Aug. 7, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 RELEASE: 06-288 SHUTTLE, STATION MISSIONS AHEAD ARE MOST CHALLENGING EVER Program managers and the six-member crew of the next space shuttle Atlantis flight will participate in a series of media briefings Friday, Aug. 11, at the Johnson Space Center, Houston. With the remaining shuttle missions, NASA will embark on a series of flights as difficult as any in history to complete the Internat ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for August 7, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 7, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: August 7, 2006 12:08 pm EDT* *Universe Might be Bigger and Older than Expected*A project aiming to devise a simpler way to measu ...Continue Reading
August 6th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for August 6, 2006 http://spaceweather.com MARS HOAX: A bogus email is going around the Internet. It claims that Mars will be historically close to Earth on August 27, 2006--so close that Mars will look as large as the full Moon. This is not true. Here are the facts: On August 27th, Mars will be on the other side of the solar system, about 385 million kilometers from Earth. The red planet will look tiny and dim, nothing like a full Moon. The "Mars Hoax" email first appeared in 2003. On ...Continue Reading
August 4th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 03 August 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA Late dry-season fires were burning in Northern Territory, including locations in Kakadu National Park, in early August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13752 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 03 2006 (Posted on Aug 04 2006 11:49AM) FIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA In early August 2006, firefighters in northern California had their hands full with numerous bla ...Continue Reading
August 4th 2006 PDT
NASA Science News for August 4, 2006 The X Games are underway in Los Angeles. One day--who knows?--they might be held on the Moon. This story takes a whimsical look at the physics and gear of Lunar X Games. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/04aug_xmoon.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=snglis ...Continue Reading
August 4th 2006 PDT
Aug. 3, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0688 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-036 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-036 Space station crewmen Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter worked quickly through scheduled spacewalk tasks Thursday, then completed three get-ahead jobs, or extra tasks, and were ready for more. Mission Control assigned two more jobs, which the astronauts also completed. Williams and Reiter wrapped up their prod ...Continue Reading
August 4th 2006 PDT
Aug. 3, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-124 SPACE STATION CREW CHATS WITH FC BARCELONA SOCCER TEAM The International Space Station crew will take a special call at 4:10 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 8, from members of the European champion soccer team, FC Barcelona. During a visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, the team will stop in Mission Control to make the call. NASA TV will broadcast the even ...Continue Reading
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