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Tonight … Bright star Vega
Bright, bluish Vega marks the constellation Lyra the Harp.
Drought is gone from much of US
At the end of April, just 6% of the United States was afflicted by drought. That's a substantial turnaround from a few years ago.
Eta Aquarid over Mount Bromo
Cool short video of an early morning Eta Aquarid meteor over Mount Bromo in Indonesia, by Justin Ng. Take a few seconds and enjoy!
Star of the week: Arcturus
Arcturus, a red giant, looks orange to the eye. It's the brightest star on the northern half of Earth's sky dome.

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Tonight … Bright star Vega
The constellation Lyra the Harp, with its brightest star Vega and other interesting stars or objects within its boundaries.
Capturing an Eta Aquarid over Mount Bromo
Justin Ng captured an early morning Eta Aquarid meteor over Mount Bromo in Indonesia. Watch his video here.
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NASA Digest, Vol 48, Issue 5


  May 12, 2017 
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-053
NASA Holds Media Teleconference Today on Exploration Mission-1 Status

NASA will provide an update on the status of Exploration Mission-1, the first integrated flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, during a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT today, May 12.

The call will stream live on NASA's website.

The teleconference participants are:

  • Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot
  • Associate Administrator of NASA's Human Explorations and Operations Mission Directorate William Gerstenmaier

To participate in the teleconference, media should email their name and affiliation to Cheryl Warner at cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov or call 202-358-1100 by 2 p.m.

Listen to today's media teleconference live online at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

 

Press Contacts

Bob Jacobs / Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
bob.jacobs@nasa.gov / allard.beutel@nasa.gov

 


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