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August 25, 2009 Headline News from NASA Science

Get the latest news in earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics and planetary science from NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3229/the-40-year-old-dream
August 25, 2009 The 40-Year-Old Dream

Mark Sykes, CEO and director of the Planetary Science Institute, believes that it's time to find out if humans can permanently live and work in space. In a recent article for the Arizona Daily Star, he discussed what needs to be done to ensure that Earth-life has a future beyond its home planet.

http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_expedition&task=detail&id=3226
August 25, 2009 The AMASEing Adventure Continues

Coverage of the 2009 AMASE Expedition to Norway's Svalbard island continues. In this installment, Adrienne Kish discusses the steps that were taken to prepare the FIDO rover for its first appearance on Svalbard, where it is collecting samples and looking for signs of life in preparation for Mars.

http://www.universetoday.com/2009/08/24/how-close-did-hurricane-bill-come-to-the-us-east-coast/
August 25, 2009 How Close Did Hurricane Bill Come to the US East Coast?

Hurricane Bill kept its distance from the US mainland, seemingly skirting along the eastern seaboard and fitting perfectly within the coastline curves on this NASA satellite image.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsManeuver/
August 25, 2009 Flying Steady: Mission Control Tunes Up Aqua’s Orbit

It takes work to maintain a satellite’s orbit. In the spring of 2009, mission controllers pilot NASA's Aqua satellite through a series of orbital maneuvers to correct the angle of the satellite’s flight path.

http://www.universetoday.com/2009/08/24/podcast-astronomy-and-new-media/
August 24, 2009

Astronomy is one of the scientific fields that have been completely shaken up by new media.

http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3225/ancient-booms-and-busts
August 24, 2009 Ancient Booms and Busts

Research suggests that a period of global warming strongly influenced plants and animals some 53 million to 47 million years ago during the Eocene epoch. The study could help scientists understand the effects that climate change will have in Earth's future.

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/saving_beaches.html#
August 24, 2009 NASA Heads Out to Sea

Scientists combine satellite data with local water samples to help the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/freespirit.html
August 24, 2009 Free Spirit: Second Test Rover Added to Driving Experiment

A second, lighter-weight test rover has entered the testing setup at JPL where rover team members are assessing strategy for getting Spirit out of soft soil where it is embedded on Mars.

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/africa_forests.html
August 21, 2009 First Measure of Africa's Coastal Forests

NASA researchers finds that African mangrove forests are being destroyed by worsening pollution, encroaching real estate development, and deforestation.