NASA Digest, Vol 43, Issue 9

	December 08, 2016  RELEASE 16-117 NASA Shares the Universe on Pinterest and GIPHY Credits: NASA   NASA on Pinterest   NASA on Giphy NASA now is sharing its best images on official Pinterest and GIPHY accounts, providing visitors an out-of-this-world journey through animated GIFs and images of Earth and beyond. On Pinterest, NASA is posting new and historic images and videos, known as pins, to collections called pinboards. This social media platform allows users to browse and discover images from across NASA's many missions in aeronautics, astrophysics, Earth science, human spaceflight, and more, and pin them to their own pinboards. Pinboards are often used for creative ideas for home decor and theme-party planning, inspiration for artwork and other far-out endeavors.  To follow NASA on Pinterest, visit: https://www.pinterest.com/nasa NASA also is now on GIPHY, a database and search engine of animated images in GIF format. Users can download and share the agency's creations on their own social media accounts, and can be used to create or share animated GIFs to communicate a reaction, offer a visual explanation, or even create digital works of art. These GIFs are accessible directly from the Twitter app. Just tap or click the GIF button in the Twitter tool bar, search for NASAGIF, and all NASA GIFs will appear for sharing and tweeting. To see NASA's animated GIFs on GIPHY, visit: http://giphy.com/nasa NASA engages and inspires the public by sharing unique content through social media. Don't forget to check out NASA's accounts regularly, as there are more Pins and GIFs to come. The agency continues to add new platforms, like Pinterest and GIPHY, to offer the public a comprehensive view of NASA's missions, facilities and people. For a complete list of official NASA social media accounts and platforms, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/socialmedia
	Press Contacts John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1584 john.yembrick@nasa.gov

	December 08, 2016  MEDIA ADVISORY M16-141 NASA Highlights Ceres, Earth's Flowing Ice, Mars at American Geophysical Union NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Dec. 12-16 in San Francisco. NASA-related briefings will be carried live on the agency's website. Media registration is open for the event, which will be held at the Moscone Convention Center at 747 Howard St. NASA briefing topics include: new global satellite views of Earth's flowing ice sheets and glaciers; the latest discoveries made by the Mars Curiosity rover; the impact of climate change on animal populations around the world; and new results from NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres. Agency scientists, and their colleagues who use NASA research capabilities, also will present noteworthy findings during scientific sessions that are open to registered media. Details on NASA presentations will be updated online throughout the week. For a complete and up-to-date schedule of briefings and media participation information visit: http://www.nasa.gov/agu To watch the NASA-related briefings live, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/live For more information about NASA programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov
	Press Contacts Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov