NASA Press Secretary Dean Acosta is leaving the agency to become a managing director at Qorvis Communications LLC in Washington, effective Jan. 2. Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Sunday, August 6, 2006 Source: Johns Hopkins University NASA MESSENGER Mission News August 3, 2006 Happy Anniversary, MESSENGER! Today marks the second anniversary of MESSENGER's launch. Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Source: Johns Hopkins University MESSENGER Completes Venus Flyby NASA's Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft came within 2,990 kilometers (1,860 miles) of the surface of Venus early this morning during its second planetary encounter. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, October 30, 2006 Source: National Optical Astronomy Observatory Watch Mercury Transit the Sun on November 8 Live From Kitt Peak National Observatory The National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory and the Exploratorium are joining forces to... Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 Source: University of Colorado at Boulder CU-Boulder Observatory To Host Open House For Rare Astronomical Event Nov. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, November 3, 2006 Source: University of Hawaii Mercury Transit Hawaiian Style Webcast November 8 On the morning of November 8, the planet Mercury will pass directly in front of the sun. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, November 6, 2006 Source: National Science Teachers Association GONG network to broadcast the transit of Mercury on Nov. 8, 2006 CAUTION: It is exceptionally dangerous to view the Sun without the right equipment. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, November 6, 2006 Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mercury transit foreshadows future planet hunt The Mercury transit will take place from 11:12 a.m. - 4:10 p.m. PST (2:12 p.m. - 7:10 p.m. EST). Read more…

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PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, November 23, 2006 Source: University of Arizona UA Scientists Eager For MESSENGER to Reach Mercury Mercury - the sun's nearest planet - has been visited only once by a space mission. Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Monday, December 4, 2006 Source: Johns Hopkins University Messenger Lines Up For Its Second Venus Flyby MESSENGER's Trajectory Correction Maneuver 13 (TCM-13), its first since its maiden pass at Venus in October, was successfully executed last Saturday and will help... Read more…

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PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Source: European Space Agency Kourou prepares for P80 motor test On 30November, the P80 motor which is to power Vega's first stage will undergo its maiden static firing on the same test pad used to demonstrate Ariane5's solid booster stages... Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, November 30, 2006 Source: ESA Broadcast Centre STS-116 Space Shuttle Mission VNR / ESA TV Exchanges / 01-12-2006 The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be: 01-Dec-06 10:10 - 10:25 GMT STS-116 VNR ESA TV Exchanges Background information on the... Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, November 30, 2006 Source: European Southern Observatory Asymmetric Ashes - Astronomers Study Shape of Stellar Candles Astronomers are reporting remarkable new findings that shed light on a decade-long debate about one kind of supernova, the explosion that... Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, November 30, 2006 Source: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) France in Space #361 ** 1: ASTRIUM TO BUILD NEW ASTRA 3B SATELLITE SES ASTRA announced November 21st that it has selected Astrium Satellites to build its new ASTRA 3B spacecraft. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, December 8, 2006 Source: European Southern Observatory Do Galaxies Follow Darwinian Evolution? Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, December 8, 2006 Source: European Space Agency ESA launches new initiative to foster research A new initiative to increase interaction between ESA, European universities, research institutes and industry has just begun. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, December 11, 2006 Source: European Southern Observatory ESO Council Gives Green Light to Detailed Study of the European Extremely Large Telescope European astronomy has received a tremendous boost with the decision from ESO's governing body to proceed with... Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Monday, December 11, 2006 Source: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) France in Space #362 ** 1: GLOBALSTAR & ALCATEL ALENIA SIGN 48-SATELLITE CONTRACT Globalstar, Inc. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Genesis Findings Solve Apollo Lunar Soil Mystery Image: Don Burnett, Genesis principal investigator, examines samples upon their return in Utah. Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, November 23, 2006 Source: USGS Astrogeology Digital Guide to Lunar Orbiter Photographs (NASA SP-242) Available OnlineNASA SP-242 - Guide to Lunar Orbiter Photographs (PDF, 99MB): Download a digital version of the 1970 NASA publication, Guide to Lunar Orbiter... Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, November 30, 2006 Source: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Deliver Your Message to the Moon Aboard Selene The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (or Moon explorer) "SELENE" by an... Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, December 1, 2006 Source: Glenn Research Center NASA GRC Solicitation: Development of Replicate Apollo Roving Vehicle Wheels Synopsis - Dec 01, 2006 Draft Document - Posted on Dec 01, 2006 General Information Solicitation Number: NNC07179546L Posted Date: Dec... Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, December 1, 2006 Source: Marshall Space Flight Center Lunar Leonid Strikes Meteoroids are smashing into the Moon a lot more often than anyone expected. Read more…