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NASA News: May 2005

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  1. NASA Launches New Hurricane Web Page May 31, 2005

    Today, NASA launched an Internet resource page highlighting the agency's diverse hurricane research.

  2. Solar Fireworks Signal New Space Weather Mystery May 24, 2005

    The most intense burst of solar radiation in five decades accompanied a large solar flare on January 20. It shook space weather theory and highlighted the need for new forecasting techniques, according to several presentations at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting this week in New Orleans.

  3. Voyager Spacecraft Enters Solar System's Final Frontier May 24, 2005

    NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered the solar system's final frontier. It is entering a vast, turbulent expanse, where the sun's influence ends and the solar wind crashes into the thin gas between stars.

  4. Web Site Explains How Climate Change Affects New York City May 20, 2005

    With over half the world's people now living in cities, it's important for us to better understand how climate changes might affect urban areas.

  5. NASA Successfully Launches Environmental Satellite May 20, 2005

    NASA successfully launched a new environmental satellite today for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

  6. NASA-Related News Conferences At Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting May 20, 2005

    New findings from NASA missions and NASA-funded research will be presented at the 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting, to be held in room 236 at the Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, La., May 23-27, 2005.

  7. NASA Helps Students In Problem-Solving Competition May 20, 2005

    Students from all over the world will gather to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind's 26th World Finals, a creative problem-solving competition, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo., May 21 through 24.

  8. News Tips: NASA Presentations At Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting May 20, 2005

    NASA and NASA-funded scientists from will present findings on a variety of Earth and space science topics at the 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting, to be held at the Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, La., May 23-27, 2005.

  9. NASA, Others Advance Understanding Of Heliophysics At Conference May 20, 2005

    As a precursor to the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) of 2007, NASA scientists and others, will host three special sessions next week on the physics of the extended solar-geo-planetary system at the Spring 2005 Joint Assembly meeting at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.

  10. Marshes Tell Story of Medieval Drought, Little Ice Age, and European Settlers near New York City May 19, 2005

    Aside from views of cattails and blackbirds, the marshes in the lower Hudson Valley near New York City offer an amazingly detailed history of the area's climate.

  11. NASA and NOAA Set to Launch New Environmental Satellite May 4, 2005

    NASA is set to launch the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), another critical link in the development of a global Earth-observation program.