August 26th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for August 25, 2006 http://spaceweather.com ANOTHER BACKWARD SUNSPOT: Evidence continues to mount that the next solar cycle is beginning. When one solar cycle gives way to another, the magnetic poles of sunspots reverse polarity. For the second time in less than a month, such a "backward sunspot" has appeared--and this time it's a big one. Get the full story with images at http://spaceweather.com MORNING PLANETS: If you find yourself awake before dawn this weekend, either Saturday or ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 24 August 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN IDAHO Numerous wildfires were burning in Idaho in mid-August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13805 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 23 2006 (Posted on Aug 24 2006 2:47PM) COLUMBIA COMPLEX FIRE In the southeastern corner of Washington the Columbia Complex Fire had grown to 34,000 acres as of August 24, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13804 *** MODIS(Aqua) ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
Aug. 25, 2006 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Charles Henry Guillaume Canadian Space Agency, Montreal 450-926-6651 RELEASE: 06-301 (Corrected) NASA INVITES STUDENTS TO HELP ASTRONAUT COUNT THE STARS NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are collaborating on a new education activity that helps students become astronomers. The Star Count Project will investigate the visual quality of the night sky and help assess the extent of atmospheric light pollution. There are many factors that af ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for August 25, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 25, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: August 25, 2006 12:10 pm EDT* *ISS Construction Crew: Spacewalking Duo to Wield Orbital Robot Arms*CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Â& ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
Aug. 25, 2006 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Charles Henry Guillaume Canadian Space Agency, Montreal 450-926-6651 RELEASE: 06-301 NASA INVITES STUDENTS TO HELP ASTRONAUT COUNT THE STARS NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are collaborating on a new education activity that helps students become astronomers. The Star Count Project will investigate the visual quality of the night sky and help assess the extent of atmospheric light pollution. There are many factors that affect how man ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
NASA Science News for August 25, 2006 Contrary to a wide-spread report, Mars will not look as big as the full Moon on August 27th. In fact, the red planet will be nearly invisible to the human eye. There is, however, something real to see on August 27th--a morning alignment of Venus and Saturn. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/25aug_marshoax.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 fre ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
Aug. 24, 2006 Michael Braukus/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/2087 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-137 NASA ANNOUNCES CONTRACTOR FOR ORION CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE NASA Exploration Systems' managers will host a press conference at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 31, to announce the prime contractor to design, develop, and build Orion, America's next human spacecraft. The press conference will be in the NASA headquarters auditorium, 300 E Street S.W., W ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
Aug. 24, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237 Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-044 NASA AWARDS NOAA GOES-R INSTRUMENT CONTRACT NASA, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R) Program, has selected Assurance Technology Corporation for a $101.7 million dollar contract. The contract is for the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS), which ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 23 August 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- COLUMBIA COMPLEX FIRE In the southeastern corner of Washington the Columbia Complex Fire had grown to 34,000 acres as of August 24, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13804 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 23 2006 (Posted on Aug 24 2006 1:37PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MONSOON RAINS FLOOD SOUTHERN INDIA Three days of torrential monsoon rain triggered floods across much of In ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for August 24, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 24, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: August 24, 2006 04:45 pm EDT* *Pluto Demoted: No Longer a Planet in Highly Controversial Definition*The IAU proposed a new defin ...Continue Reading
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