- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 29 - October 3, 2008
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
September 29 - October 3, 2008
o Hebrus Vallis (Released 29 September 2008)
[link]
o Landslide (Released 30 September 2008)
[link]
o Faulting (Released 01 October 2008)
[link]
o Candor Chasma (Released 02 October 2008)
- IBEX Update - October 3, 2008
Oct. 3, 2008
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: ELV-100308
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer)
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences)
Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll
- Astronomers Discover Dusty Remains of Two Terrestrial Planets
[link]
Worlds in collision
Astronomers discover dusty remains of two terrestrial planets
By Stuart Wolpert
UCLA
September 23, 2008
Two terrestrial planets orbiting a mature sun-like star some 300
light-years from Earth recently suffered a violent collision,
- Mars Exploration Rover Update: September 19-24, 2008
[link]
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Road Trip Gets Under Way - sol 1655-1660,
September 19-24, 2008:
Opportunity has embarked on the next great challenge -- a journey of
12
kilometers (7.5 miles) southeast to a huge hole in the ground
nicknamed
"Endeavour Crater." Measuring 22 kilometers (14 miles) from rim to rim
- RHESSI Discovers the Sun Is Not A Perfect Sphere
[link]
How Round is the Sun?
NASA Science News
10.02.2008
Oct. 2, 2008: Scientists using NASA's RHESSI spacecraft have measured
the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision, and they find
that it is not a perfect sphere. During years of high solar activity
- Sharpening Up Jupiter
[link]
ESO 33/08 - Photo Release
2 October 2008
For Immediate Release
Sharpening Up Jupiter
New image-correction technique delivers sharpest whole-planet
ground-based picture ever
A record two-hour observation of Jupiter using a superior technique to
- MESSENGER Beams Back First Approach Images of Mercury
[link]
MESSENGER Mission News
October 3, 2008
MESSENGER Beams Back First Approach Images of Mercury
MESSENGER mission operators at the Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., have received the first
optical
navigation images
- Cassini Update - October 2, 2008
Cassini Significant Events
for 09/24/08 - 09/30/08
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 30 from
the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Madrid, Spain. The
Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all
subsystems are operating normally. Information on the present
- NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute
Oct. 02, 2008
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Michael Mewhinney
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-3937
michael.s.mewhin...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-252
NASA SELECTS SCIENCE TEAMS FOR ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging
- MRO HiRISE Images - October 1, 2008
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
October 1, 2008
o Unconformity in North Polar Layered Deposits
[link]
o Unnamed, Well-Preserved Crater South of Hypanis Valles
[link]
o Merging Lobate Debris Aprons of Deuteronilus Mensae
- NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
Oct. 1, 2008
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4715
michael.cu...@nasa.gov
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-059
NASA EXTENDS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CONTRACT
HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a two-year, $650 million contract
- 'Smog Blog' For Central America And Caribbean Debuts
Sept. 30, 2008
Stephen Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918
stephen.e.c...@nasa.gov
Jennifer Morcone
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
jennifer.j.morc...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-247
'SMOG BLOG' FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN DEBUTS
WASHINGTON -- NASA and its partners today unveiled a new way to
- NASA TV Coverage Set For Space Station Crew Exchange
Oct. 01, 2008
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4715
john.yembric...@nasa.gov
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-189
NASA TV COVERAGE SET FOR SPACE STATION CREW EXCHANGE
WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will broadcast the launch of the next
- NASA Assigns Crew For Space Shuttle Discovery's Sts-129 Mission
Sept. 30, 2008
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4715
john.yembric...@nasa.gov
Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
nicole.cloutie...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-250
NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S STS-129 MISSION
WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle
- NASA'S Messenger Spacecraft Returns To Mercury
Oct. 01, 2008
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Paulette Campbell
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.
240-228-6792
paulette.campb...@jhuapl.edu
RELEASE: 08-251
NASA'S MESSENGER SPACECRAFT RETURNS TO MERCURY
WASHINGTON -- A NASA spacecraft will conduct the second of three
- NASA Challenges Students To Design Tools For Moon Rovers
Sept. 30, 2008
Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0668/1756
grey.hautaluom...@nasa.gov
ashley.edward...@nasa.gov
Keith Henry
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
757-864-6120
h.k.he...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-248
NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO DESIGN TOOLS FOR MOON ROVERS
WASHINGTON -- A new NASA contest challenges college-level students to
- Cabana to Succeed Parsons as Kennedy Space Center Director
Sept. 30, 2008
David Mould
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1898
david.r.mo...@nasa.gov
Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beu...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-249
CABANA TO SUCCEED PARSONS AS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA announced Tuesday that William Parsons,
- Phoenix Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past
Sept. 29, 2008
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Guy Webster
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-6278
guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov
Sara Hammond
University of Arizona, Tucson
520-626-1974
shamm...@lpl.arizona.edu
RELEASE: 08-246
NASA MARS LANDER SEES FALLING SNOW, SOIL DATA SUGGEST LIQUID PAST
- Cassini Update - September 26, 2008
Cassini Significant Events
for 09/17/08 - 09/23/08
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 23 from
the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Madrid, Spain. The
Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all
subsystems are operating normally. Information on the present
- IBEX Update - September 26, 2008
Sept. 26, 2008
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: ELV-092608
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer)
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences)
Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll
- NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Web Site
Sept. 29, 2008
Beth Dickey
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-2087
beth.dicke...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-185
NASA UPDATES AVIATION SAFETY DATA WEB SITE
WASHINGTON -- NASA will update its National Aviation Operations
Monitoring Service, or NAOMS, Web site Tuesday to add more
information from pilot survey responses.
- Jonathan's Space Report, No. 600
Jonathan's Space Report
No. 600 2008 Sep 26, Somerville, MA
------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------
Shuttle and Station
--------------------
Sergey Volkov, Oleg Kononenko, and Greg Chamitoff remain aboard the
Station. Progress M-64 undocked from the Zarya nadir port on Sep 1 at
- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 22-26, 2008
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
September 22-26, 2008
o Yardangs (Released 22 September 2008)
[link]
o Lunae Planum (Released 23 September 2008)
[link]
o Bright Dunes (Released 24 September 2008)
[link]
o Crater Ejecta (Released 25 September 2008)
- Caltech Scientist Proposes Explanation for Puzzling Property of Night-Shining Clouds at the Edge of Space
Caltech News Release
For Immediate Release
September 25, 2008
Caltech Scientist Proposes Explanation for Puzzling Property of
Night-Shining Clouds at the Edge of Space
PASADENA, Calif.-- An explanation for a strange property of
noctilucent clouds--thin, wispy clouds hovering at the edge of space
at 85 km altitude--has been proposed by an experimental plasma
- Dawn Journal - September 27, 2008
[link]
Dawn Journal
Dr. Marc Rayman
September 27, 2008
Dear Dawnniversaries,
On the first anniversary of its departure from Earth,
Dawn continues with what it has been doing
for most of its time in space: with the greatest patience it is
gently reshaping its orbit around the Sun with its ion propulsion
- Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission
Sept. 25, 2008
Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918
stephen.e.c...@nasa.gov
Leslie McCarthy
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York
212-678-5507
leslie.m.mccar...@nasa.gov
Sarah DeWitt
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
202-286-0535
sarah.l.dew...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-242
SEND YOUR NAME AROUND THE EARTH ON NASA'S GLORY MISSION
- NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian
Sept. 25, 2008
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
William P. Jeffs
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
william.p.je...@nasa.gov
D.C. Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-393-9011
a...@jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-245
NASA STARDUST CAPSULE TO GO ON DISPLAY AT SMITHSONIAN
- Live Space Talk Now Available 24/7 On NASA Web Site
Sept. 25, 2008
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4715
michael.cu...@nasa.gov
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-182
LIVE SPACE TALK NOW AVAILABLE 24/7 ON NASA WEB SITE
HOUSTON -- Conversations between astronauts aboard the International
- NASA Identifies Carbon-rich Molecules in Meteors as the 'Origin of Life'
[link]
NASA Identifies Carbon-rich Molecules in Meteors as the 'Origin of
Life'
September 24, 2008
Tons, perhaps tens of tons, of carbon molecules in dust particles and
meteorites fall on Earth daily. Meteorites are especially valuable to
- NASA Astronomers Compare Meteors to Spacecraft Re-entry (Jules Verne Reentry)
[link]
Rachel Prucey
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-0643
rachel.l.pru...@nasa.gov
Michael Braukus
NASA Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
- MRO Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars
Sept. 25, 2008
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Guy Webster
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-6278
guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov
Lori Stiles
University of Arizona, Tucson
520-626-4402
lsti...@u.arizona.edu
RELEASE: 08-244
NASA ORBITER REVEALS ROCK FRACTURE PLUMBING ON MARS
- NASA Announces New Target Launch Dates, Status News Conference
Sept. 24, 2008
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4715
michael.cu...@nasa.gov
Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kyle.j.herr...@nasa.gov
Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.tho...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-181
NASA ANNOUNCES NEW TARGET LAUNCH DATES, STATUS NEWS CONFERENCE
- NASA and the Levine School Combine Space and Music
Sept. 24, 2008
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
Tyler Kalogeros
The Levine School, Washington
202-686-8015
tkaloge...@levineschool.org
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-180
NASA AND THE LEVINE SCHOOL COMBINE SPACE AND MUSIC
WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Levine School of Music in Washington will
- Rock Moved by Phoenix Lander Arm
[link]
Rock Moved by Mars Lander Arm
September 23, 2008
The robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander slid a rock out of the
way
during the mission's 117th Martian day (Sept. 22, 2008) to gain access
to soil that had been underneath the rock.The lander's Surface Stereo
- Mars Exploration Rovers Update - September 12-20, 2008
[link]
SPIRIT UPDATE: Warming Up on Mars - sol 1669-1677, September 12-20,
2008:
With Martian winter on the wane, Spirit is using significantly less
energy to stay warm. During the winter solstice, Spirit needed 90
watt-hours to run the heater. Now, the rover uses between 30 and 40
- NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Baked and Ready for More Tests
[link]
NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Baked and Ready for More Tests
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
September 23, 2008
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler mission, scheduled to launch in 2009, has
survived an extreme temperature test.
The thermal vacuum test is part of a series of environmental tests the
- Ulysses Reveals Global Solar Wind Plasma Output At 50-Year Low
Sept. 23, 2008
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-393-9011
a...@jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-241
ULYSSES REVEALS GLOBAL SOLAR WIND PLASMA OUTPUT AT 50-YEAR LOW
WASHINGTON -- Data from the Ulysses spacecraft, a joint NASA-European
- 50th Anniversary Gala Event Carried Live On NASA TV and Internet
Sept. 23, 2008
Bob Jacobs
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
bob.jac...@nasa.gov
Duane Hyland
AIAA Headquarters, Reston, Va.
703-264-7558
dua...@aiaa.org
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-179
50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA EVENT CARRIED LIVE ON NASA TV AND INTERNET
WASHINGTON -- NASA Television and [link] will broadcast a gala
- MESSENGER's Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Gears up for Mercury Flyby
[link]
MESSENGER Mission News
September 22, 2008
MESSENGER's Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Gears up for Mercury Flyby
Two weeks from today, the MESSENGER spacecraft will fly by Mercury for
the second time. As part of the final preparations for this encounter,
- NASA's Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock
[link]
NASA's Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
September 22, 2008
TUCSON, Ariz. -- If the robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can
nudge a rock aside today, scientists on the Phoenix team would like to
see what's underneath.
- NASA's Mars Rover To Head Toward Bigger Crater
Sept. 22, 2008
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Guy Webster
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-6278
guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-240
NASA'S MARS ROVER TO HEAD TOWARD BIGGER CRATER
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its
- NASA And Air Force Work To Establish Hypersonic Science Centers
Sept. 22, 2008
Beth Dickey
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-2087
beth.dicke...@nasa.gov
Kathy Barnstorff
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
757-864-9886/757-344-8511
kathy.barnsto...@nasa.gov
Larine Barr
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
937-522-3525
larine.b...@wpafb.af.mil
RELEASE: 08-238
- Phoenix Images Discarded Heat Shield
[link]
Crumpled Heat Shield
2008-09-17
The Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this image of the
spacecraft's crumpled heat shield on Sept. 16, 2008, the 111th Martian
day of the mission. The 2-1/2 meter (about 8-1/2 feet) heat shield
landed southeast of Phoenix, about halfway between the spacecraft and
- IBEX Update - September 19, 2008
Sept. 19, 2008
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: ELV-091908
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer)
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences)
Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll
- Scientists Debate Planet Definition and Agree to Disagree
[link]
Scientists Debate Planet Definition and Agree to Disagree
Planetary Science Institute Press Release
September 19, 2008 - Two years ago the International Astronomical
Union
(IAU) elected to define the term planet, restricting it to the eight
largest bodies orbiting the Sun, and deleting Pluto from the list. The
- NASA's Swift Catches Farthest-Ever Gamma-Ray Burst
Sept. 19, 2008
J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
Lynn Cominsky
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Calif.
707-664-2655
ly...@universe.sonoma.edu
RELEASE: 08-239
NASA'S SWIFT CATCHES FARTHEST-EVER GAMMA-RAY BURST
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant
- Cassini Update - September 19, 2008
Cassini Significant Events
for 09/10/08 - 09/16/08
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 16 from
the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone,
California. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of
health and all subsystems are operating normally. Information on the
- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 15-19, 2008
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
September 15-19, 2008
o Lava Channel (Released 15 September 2008)
[link]
o Buvinda Vallis (Released 16 September 2008)
[link]
o Tempe Terra (Released 17 September 2008)
[link]
o Iani Chaos (Released 18 September 2008)
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves To Launch Pad 39B
Sept. 19, 2008
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602
john.yembric...@nasa.gov
Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.tho...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-237
SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MOVES TO LAUNCH PAD 39B
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the first time since July 2001, two
- Mars Exploration Rovers Update - September 4-11, 2008
[link]
SPIRIT UPDATE: Light Duty for Now - sol 1663-1668, September 05-11,
2008:
Spirit continues to conserve solar power while performing light
science
activities during the Martian winter. During the past week, Spirit
studied the atmosphere and acquired two frames of the full-color image
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