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NASA, EPA Extend Environmental And Earth Science Collaborations

Sun, 2010-04-25 22:00
NASA and EPA signed a Memorandum of Agreement to continue collaboration between the two agencies in environmental and Earth sciences and applications

NASA Selects Partners in Idaho, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Wyoming for 2010 Summer of Innovation

Sun, 2010-04-25 22:00
NASA is partnering with the Space Grant Consortia of Idaho, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Wyoming in the Summer of Innovation initiative to use the agency's out-of-this-world missions and technology programs to boost summer learning, particularly for students who are underrepresented and underperforming in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

NASA TV Celebrates 20 Years Of Hubble Space Telescope Operations

Sun, 2010-04-25 22:00
NASA Television marks the 20th anniversary of on-orbit operations of the Hubble Space Telescope with a documentary that premieres Monday, April 26 at 2 p.m. EDT. It will re-air at 4 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

NASA's Starry-Eyed Hubble Telescope Celebrates 20 Years of Discovery

Thu, 2010-04-22 22:00
As the Hubble Space Telescope achieves the major milestone of two decades on orbit, NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute, or STScI, in Baltimore are celebrating Hubble's journey of exploration with a stunning new picture and several online educational activities.

NASA, NSBRI Select Proposals To Support Health On Space Missions

Wed, 2010-04-21 22:00
NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston will fund 11 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future space exploration missions.

NASA's New Eye on the Sun Delivers Stunning First Images

Tue, 2010-04-20 22:00
NASA's recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is returning early images that confirm an unprecedented new capability for scientists to better understand our sun's dynamic processes.

NASA offers live interviews with Hubble experts for 20th anniversary

Tue, 2010-04-20 22:00
On the eve of the Hubble Space Telescope's 20th anniversary, NASA will offer live satellite interviews with two of the telescope's premier scientists: Ed Weiler, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, and former astronaut John Grunsfeld. Interviews are available from 6 to 9 a.m. EDT on Friday, April 23.

Flash: NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Sees Lightning On Saturn

Tue, 2010-04-20 22:00
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn. The images have allowed scientists to create the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet.

NASA Selects Community College Scholars For Chance To Design Space Rovers, Visit Johnson Space Center

Mon, 2010-04-19 22:00
Community college students have been selected to travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, May 20-22, for an out-of-this-world experience.

NASA, Newseum to Debut Images from Unique Solar Spacecraft

Mon, 2010-04-19 22:00
NASA will hold a news briefing and unveil initial images from the Solar Dynamic Observatory, or SDO, at 2:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 21, in the atrium of the Newseum.

NASA And NSTA Send Teachers Flying For Science In Microgravity

Mon, 2010-04-19 22:00
NASA and the National Science Teachers Association have selected high school teachers to fly an experiment in microgravity.

Space Shuttle Discovery Crew Returns to Earth after Fortifying International Space Station Science

Mon, 2010-04-19 22:00
Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles with a 9:08 a.m. EDT landing Tuesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA's Space Shuttle Crew in Washington, Available for Interviews

Mon, 2010-04-19 22:00
NASA Headquarters in Washington will welcome space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 astronauts for a visit from Tuesday, April 20, through Friday, April 23.

NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Moves to Launch Pad, Liftoff Practice Set

Mon, 2010-04-19 22:00
Journalists are invited to cover the STS-132 space shuttle crew's Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a practice countdown and related training, April 20-23 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA Extends Hubble Space Telescope Science Operations Contract

Sun, 2010-04-18 22:00
NASA has exercised an option to extend the period of performance of the contract with the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy for the Hubble Space Telescope Science Operations Center.

Space Shuttle Crew Set to Return to Earth Monday

Sat, 2010-04-17 22:00
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Monday, April 19, after a 14-day mission.

NASA Successfully Launches a New Eye on the Sun

Thu, 2010-04-15 22:00
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind mission to reveal the sun's inner workings in unprecedented detail. The launch aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:23 a.m. EST.

NASA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day Nationwide

Thu, 2010-04-15 22:00
NASA centers across the nation invite journalists and the public to see and hear about the agency's contributions to exploring and protecting our home planet during this year's Earth Day celebrations.