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Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
 Astronomy & AstrophysicsA new 3-D map of the interstellar gas within 300 parsecs from the sun Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing new 3-D maps of the interstellar gas in the local area around our sun. A French-American team of astronomers presents new absorption measurements towards more than 1800 stars. They were able to characterize the properties of the interstellar gas within each sight line. Contact: Dr. Jennifer Martin
Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
New international satellite observations help assess future earthquake risk in Haiti Analyzing images captured using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) by Japan's ALOS satellite before and just after Haiti's earthquake on Jan. 12, University of Miami scientists are making new discoveries. The images show that the earthquake rupture did not reach the surface--unusual for an earthquake this size. More importantly, the images confirm that only the western half of the fault actually ruptured this time. Scientists are interpreting the data to establish the probability of another large quake in the next 20-30 years. 
NASA, National Science Foundation, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 7-Feb-2010
Ecology LettersConservation from space: Landscape diversity helps to conserve insects Rugged, hilly landscapes with a range of different habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations and thus aid their conservation, according to new findings published today in the journal Ecology Letters. The research, carried out by scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Butterfly Conservation and the University of York, has implications for how we might design landscapes better to help conserve species.
Natural Environment Research Council
Contact: Barnaby Smith
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Cyclone Oli reaches category 4 strength on its way to open waters Oli has exploded in strength and as of February 4 it was a Category 4 cyclone with peak sustained winds of 132 mph (115 knots/213 km/hr). NASA's Aqua and TRMM satellites observed Oli's clouds grow colder and rainfall become heavier over the last day. Residents of French Polynesia should watch for local weather advisories.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
GOES-P all fueled up The GOES spacecraft continues its processing at the Astrotech Facility in Titusville, Fla., and fuel was loaded into the GOES-P spacecraft on Saturday, Jan. 30. The fuel will keep GOES-P in orbit for about 14 years.
NASA
Contact: Cynthia O'Carroll
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
$32 million CU-Boulder instrument package to study space weather set for NASA launch Feb. 9 A $32 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better understand the violent effects of the sun on near-Earth space weather that can affect satellites, power grids, ground communications systems and even astronauts and aircraft crews.
NASA
Contact: Tom Woods
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Astronomy & AstrophysicsWhere did today's spiral galaxies come from? Hubble shows that the beautiful spirals galaxies of the modern universe were the ugly ducklings of 6 billion years ago. Contact: Colleen Sharkey
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Astronomy & AstrophysicsForming the present-day spiral galaxies Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have created a demographic census of galaxy types and shapes from a time before the Earth and the sun existed, to the present day. The results show that more than half of the present-day spiral galaxies had peculiar shapes only 6 billion years ago, which, if confirmed, highlights the importance of collisions and mergers in the recent past of many galaxies. It also provides clues for the unique status of our own galaxy. Contact: Colleen Sharkey
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Madly mapping the universe It takes special software to map the universe from noisy data. Berkeley Lab scientists developed a code called MADmap to do just that for the cosmic microwave background, then posted it on the web for other interested sky mappers. Scientists probing the sky with the PACS instrument aboard the Herschel satellite have adapted MADmap to make spectacular images of the infrared universe.
NASA, European Space Agency, US Department of Energy
Contact: Paul Preuss
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Now a hurricane, Oli passing Bora Bora Tropical cyclone Oli has attained hurricane strength today, Feb. 3, with maximum sustained winds near 74 mph.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
NASA's Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Depression Fami fading fast Now that Fami has crossed Madagascar, its fading fast. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared satellite image earlier today that showed the storm was elongating and losing its circulation.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Astrophysical JournalMerging galaxies create a binary quasar Astronomers have found the first clear evidence of a binary quasar within a pair of actively merging galaxies. Binary quasars, like other quasars, are thought to be the product of galaxy mergers. Until now, however, binary quasars have not been seen in galaxies unambiguously in the act of merging. But images from the Carnegie Institution's Magellan telescope in Chile show two distinct galaxies with "tails" produced by their mutual gravitational attraction.
NASA, National Science Foundation
Contact: John Mulchaey
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
The stars behind the curtain ESO is releasing a magnificent VLT image of the giant stellar nursery surrounding NGC 3603, in which stars are continuously being born. Embedded in this scenic nebula is one of the most luminous and most compact clusters of young, massive stars in our Milky Way, which therefore serves as an excellent "local" analogue of very active star-forming regions in other galaxies. The cluster also hosts the most massive star to be "weighed" so far. Contact: Dr. Henri Boffin
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae The Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera has imaged craters both young and old in this view of the Southern Highlands of Mars. Contact: Roberto Lo Verde
Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Tropical Storm Oli kicking up waves in South Pacific Tropical Storm Oli is headed between the islands of Bora Bora and Raratonga in the South Pacific, while maintaining its intensity as a tropical storm. Infrared satellite data from NASA's Aqua satellite reveals that Oli is a large storm, so those islands will experience gusty winds, some moderate to heavy rainfall, and heavy swells along their coasts.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
NASA satellite sees Tropical Storm Fami form, fast and furious NASA's Aqua satellite caught the thirteenth tropical cyclone in the southern Indian Ocean form very quickly. In 12 hours a low grew into a tropical storm named Fami and made a fast landfall in Madagascar around 1 a.m. ET today, Feb. 2.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
Tropical Storm Oli forms in the southern Pacific The twelfth tropical cyclone in the Southern Pacific Ocean has formed today, Feb. 1, 2010, and because of its proximity to the Fiji islands, it has been dubbed "Oli." The GOES-11 satellite passed over Oli early this morning and captured an infrared image of the storm's clouds.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
Olga now raining on third of 5 Australia territories Australians in three of five territories have had enough of Tropical Cyclone Olga. After two landfalls, and three times a tropical storm, and traveling through Queensland and the Northern Territory, Olga's remnants are now raining on Australia's New South Wales Territory today, Feb. 1.
NASA, JAXA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
Glacier-melting debate highlights importance of satellites The intense public debate on how rapidly the Himalayan glaciers are retreating highlights the necessity for the constant monitoring of glaciers worldwide by satellites. Contact: Mariangela D'Acunto
Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
2 NASA satellites see TD11S going extra-tropical NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite and NASA's Aqua satellite have observed the rainfall patterns and temperatures within Tropical Depression 11S, and they indicate the storm is becoming extra-tropical.
NASA, JAXA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
Tropical Storm Nisha being battered by wind shear Nisha is not expected to maintain its tropical storm status this weekend, because it is being battered by wind shear.
NASA, JAXA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
Tropical Storm Olga: Three times a lady Just like 1980s song by the Commodores, "Three Times a Lady," Olga has become a tropical storm for the third time in northern Australia. NASA satellite imagery showed that Olga's center moved back into the warm waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria and it has regained strength.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
Geophysical Research LettersAGU Journal highlights – Jan. 29, 2010 Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Heat from Pacific stoked Arctic melting"; "Satellite radar can gauge hurricane wind speed"; "Nitrogen constraints may accelerate climate change"; "Mysterious seafloor magnetic anomaly explained"; "Cloud processes improve climate simulations"; and "Icy spokes in Saturn's ring analyzed."
Various
Contact: Maria-Jose Vinas
Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
NASS releases new geospatial data products The US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service today announced the release of new satellite images depicting agricultural land cover across most of the nation for the 2009 crop year. The images, referred to as cropland data layers, are a useful tool for monitoring crop rotation patterns, land use changes, water resources and carbon emissions.
US Department of Agriculture
Contact: Audra Zakzeski
Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
Olga's track is a puzzle forecasters are putting together One of the most complicated things about tropical cyclones is forecasting their tracks, and Olga is a prime example of that problem. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center believes that Olga will remain inland over Australia's Northern Territory, while the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has forecast Olga's reemergence into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
NASA, JAXA
Contact: Rob Gutro
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