Friday, September 16, 2005

Science at Nasa
Sunset Planets
Venus, Jupiter and the Moon are gathering for a beautiful sunset sky show.
Moon Tennis
Humans are heading back to the Moon. Tennis, anyone?
Crackling Planets
Astronauts on the Moon and Mars are going to have to cope with an uncommon amount of static electricity.
Floating Back to School
High school students and teachers are going to get a taste of astronaut training this fall. Would you like to join them?
The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower
Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th.
Prozac for Plants
How do you get plants to grow on Mars? Step one: relieve their anxiety.
10th Planet Discovered
Astronomers have found a new world bigger than Pluto in the outer reaches of the solar system.
The Next Giant Leap
The next big thing is small: Nanotechnology could lead to radical improvements for space exploration.
Deep Impact
On the July 4, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1.
Deep Impact
On the July 4, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1.

Nasa Breaking News
Astronaut Captures Images of Hurricane Damage
NASA TV will show photographs of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath taken from the ISS, along with the station's latest video of Hurricane Ophelia, today at 4 p.m. EDT.
Satellites to Reveal Secrets of Clouds
The CloudSat and CALIPSO satellites, which will give a unique view of Earth's atmosphere, are undergoing final preparations for launch in October.
NASA Honors Minority Contractors
NASA announced its minority business of the year today, capping an exceptional year of small business achievements in support of space exploration.
NASA Seeks Broadcast Partner for Digital Television Channel
Deadline for Request for Entrepreneurial Opportunity (REO) submissions is October 18, 2005.
NASA Makes Progress in Hurricane Katrina Recovery
NASA is making progress in determining the whereabouts and condition of employees at the agency?s Stennis Space Center, Miss., and the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans, which were impacted by Hurricane Katrina two weeks ago.
NASA Names New Stennis Center Director
NASA named William (Bill) W. Parsons as the new director of John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, effective immediately.
Ophelia Space Station Video Airs on NASA TV
Video taken from the International Space Station of Tropical Storm Ophelia is airing during the Video File segments of NASA Television.
Most Distant Explosion Detected, Smashes Previous Record
NASA's Swift satellite is designed to look for faint bursts coming from the edge of the Universe.
ISS Status Report: SS05-043
Progress supply ship docks with Station.
Astronaut John Herrington Departs NASA
Astronaut John Herrington (Cmdr., USN) has departed NASA to pursue a career as a commercial test pilot.

Friday, September 09, 2005

Science at Nasa
Sunset Planets
Venus, Jupiter and the Moon are gathering for a beautiful sunset sky show.
Moon Tennis
Humans are heading back to the Moon. Tennis, anyone?
Crackling Planets
Astronauts on the Moon and Mars are going to have to cope with an uncommon amount of static electricity.
Floating Back to School
High school students and teachers are going to get a taste of astronaut training this fall. Would you like to join them?
The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower
Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th.
Prozac for Plants
How do you get plants to grow on Mars? Step one: relieve their anxiety.
10th Planet Discovered
Astronomers have found a new world bigger than Pluto in the outer reaches of the solar system.
The Next Giant Leap
The next big thing is small: Nanotechnology could lead to radical improvements for space exploration.
Deep Impact
On the July 4, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1.
Deep Impact
On the July 4, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1.

Nasa Breaking News
ISS Status Report: SS05-042
A new shipment of supplies is on its way, as the Progress spacecraft lifted off today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome en route to the ISS.
Hurricane Recovery Media Update
At 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 8, NASA will update reporters about hurricane recovery efforts at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Miss., and Michoud Assembly Facility, near New Orleans.
NASA Administrator Tours Hurricane Katrina Damaged Facilities
The Administrator and several senior emergency operations personnel flew from Washington to Stennis this morning.
NASA Pulls Together to Help Recover From Hurricane Katrina
All NASA centers are participating in efforts to find housing and work space for dislocated employees and their families.
TV Video File Returns to Public Channel Four Times Daily
The NASA TV 'Video File' developed for the NASA Public Channel airs daily at 9 a.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT.
Update to Katrina Aftermath
Latest information on Stennis and Michoud.
NASA Updates Hurricane Katrina Relief and Recovery Efforts
Approximately 50 non-agency evacuees, who had taken refuge at NASA?s Stennis Space Center (SSC), Miss., are being moved today to better hurricane relief shelters.
Software of the Year Award Winners
NASA selected two teams to receive the agency's Software of the Year Award. A team from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., was recognized for their "Land Information System Software (LIS) V4.0; and a team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., for the Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment (ASE) software
NASA TV to Broadcast Resupply Ship Docking
The 19th Progress supply spacecraft to the International Space Station docks to the Zvezda module at 10:50 a.m. EDT, Sept. 10.
Deep Impact Adds Color to Unfolding Comet Picture
Painting by the numbers is a good description of how scientists create pictures of everything from atoms in our bodies to asteroids and comets.

Friday, September 02, 2005

Science at Nasa
Sunset Planets
Venus, Jupiter and the Moon are gathering for a beautiful sunset sky show.
Moon Tennis
Humans are heading back to the Moon. Tennis, anyone?
Crackling Planets
Astronauts on the Moon and Mars are going to have to cope with an uncommon amount of static electricity.
Floating Back to School
High school students and teachers are going to get a taste of astronaut training this fall. Would you like to join them?
The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower
Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th.
Prozac for Plants
How do you get plants to grow on Mars? Step one: relieve their anxiety.
10th Planet Discovered
Astronomers have found a new world bigger than Pluto in the outer reaches of the solar system.
The Next Giant Leap
The next big thing is small: Nanotechnology could lead to radical improvements for space exploration.
Deep Impact
On the July 4, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1.
Deep Impact
On the July 4, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1.

Nasa Breaking News
NASA Hotlines Provide Info About Hurricane-Damaged Facilities
NASA established a toll-free number (888/362-4323) for recorded updates about general conditions at Stennis and Michoud.
Space Grant Consortia
NASA's Office of Education has competitively selected seven consortia in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. Their role is to assist NASA in inspiring students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Spirit Sends Intriguing New Images From Mars
Working atop a range of Martian hills, NASA's Spirit rover is rewarding researchers with tempting scenes filled with evidence of past planet environments.
Hubble Begins "Two-Gyro" Science Operations
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope entered a new era of science operations this week, when engineers shut down one of the three operational gyroscopes aboard the observatory.
NASA Assists Agency Facilities Hit by Katrina
NASA teams are working to determine how best to assist personnel from the agency's two facilities that suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Unique Undersea Lab Prep for Future Exploration
NASA is sending three astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor to test new space medicine concepts and extravehicular techniques in a unique underwater laboratory off the Florida coast.
Hurricane Katrina Damage
NASA is marshaling agency resources to assist Gulf Coast-area facilities that suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina.
NASA Awards State Education Grants
The NASA Explorer Schools Partnerships for Sustainability is designed to inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Station Crew Talks With Ohio Students
Cincinnatistudents will experience the excitement of exploration and discovery when they make a long-distance phone call to the ISS crew.
Cassini Finds Tiger Stripes Are Really Cubs
The Cassini spacecraft discovered the long, cracked features dubbed "tiger stripes" on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus are very young--between 10 and 1,000 years old.