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21-May-2009
An entire region of Mars, shaped by water
Long ago, the face of Mars was shaped by water flowing across its surface. But, researchers have never known exactly how these processes took place on the ancient Martian planet.
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has been exploring the Victoria crater, located near the equator of the red planet, for two years. Now, researchers have reviewed some of the data it has collected along the way, and they are sharing some rather exciting discoveries.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
20-May-2009
NASA takes students on an Earth trek
Students from all over the world will gather to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind's 30th World Finals, a creative problem-solving competition, at the Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 27 through May 30. These students have advanced from competitions held earlier in the year at the local, regional, state or country levels and will now compete for the Odyssey's top awards.
Contact: Amy Pruett
Amy.E.Pruett@nasa.gov
301-286-7646
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
14-May-2009
Longer seasons for many different reasons
Many complex relationships exist between Earth's seasonal cycles, the global climate, and the lives of individual species in nature. Changes made to one of these things usually means that the other two will change in some way as well. Now, some new research is highlighting just how much we still don't understand about these important and complex relationships.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
13-May-2009
NASA kids' cartoon interviews a 'GOES-O' weather satellite engineer
NASA's Space Place is a website that helps kids learn about Earth and space science and technology. The latest interview on the Web site's animated "Television show," called Space Place Live! features a scientist from the weather satellite that NASA is launching in 2009, called "GOES-O."
Contact: Rob Gutro
Robert.J.Gutro@nasa.gov
301-286-4044
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
11-May-2009
6 high school student teams win math competition
Thirty students from four states were awarded team scholarship prizes ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 and were announced as the 2009 Moody's Mega Math Challenge winners last week after presenting their papers that evaluated the stimulus package's effect on employment to a panel of Ph.D.-level applied mathematicians during the final round of judging at the Moody's Corporation headquarters in Manhattan.
Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
7-May-2009
Northern shrimp like it cold
Northern shrimp -- the small, sweet ones that you're likely to see in salad -- use temperature as a cue for egg-laying and may therefore be seriously vulnerable to climate change, scientists say in a new study.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
30-Apr-2009
The dangers of the global wildlife trade
Like any other product, animals are bought and sold on the global market. The trade of wildlife from one part of the world to another represents a serious money-making business, but some researchers also call it a serious threat.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
28-Apr-2009
NASA launches James Webb Space Telescope educational online game
NASA has developed a flash on-line game about telescopes, featuring NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope! The game, called "Scope it Out!" includes an introduction to telescopes and four matching games where you can compare simple telescopes to both Webb and the Hubble Space Telescope.
Contact: Rob Gutro
Robert.J.Gutro@nasa.gov
301-286-4044
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
28-Apr-2009
NJIT students to attend prestigious summer program at top research facility
Two NJIT undergraduates will attend an elite 11-week paid summer internship program sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md. Some 150 students from universities throughout the nation will participate in the prestigious program which involves a rigorous acceptance process.
Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
sheryl.m.weinstein@njit.edu
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology
23-Apr-2009
Spiderman's silk secret revealed?
Adding small amounts of certain metals to spider silk makes the silk even more resistant to breaking, researchers report. In its natural form, spider silk is already tougher and lighter than steel, so that's a pretty impressive improvement.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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