NASA Welcomes New Director for its Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Welcomes New Director for its Jet Propulsion Laboratory 05/02/2016 04:22 PM EDT The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the selection of Michael Watkins as the new director of the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscriptions. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate notices.   Questions? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED:     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This message has been sent by NASA Headquarters · Washington, DC 20546

NASA Awards Contract for Aeronautics, Exploration Modeling, Simulation

NASA Awards Contract for Aeronautics, Exploration Modeling, Simulation 05/02/2016 04:07 PM EDT NASA has selected Science and Technology Corporation of Hampton, Virginia, to provide support services at the agency's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California under the Aeronautics and Exploration Mission Modeling and Simulation (AEMMS) contract. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscriptions. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate notices.   Questions? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED:     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This message has been sent by NASA Headquarters · Washington, DC 20546

NASA Astronauts to Call Chicago Area Students from International Space Station

NASA Astronauts to Call Chicago Area Students from International Space Station 05/02/2016 02:19 PM EDT Students from 11 schools in South Holland, Illinois, will have the opportunity to speak with two NASA astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:55 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 5. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscriptions. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate notices.   Questions? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED:     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This message has been sent by NASA Headquarters · Washington, DC 20546

Negative Magnetic Fields Spark Auroras

Space Weather News for May 2, 2016 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom NEGATIVE MAGNETIC FIELDS SPARK AURORAS: For the past three days Earth has been passing through a region of interplanetary space filled with negative-polarity magnetic fields. This has caused intermittent geomagnetic storms and beautiful auroras around both poles. Visit http://spaceweather.com for pictures and more information about this phenomenon. "SPACE LIGHTNING" SIGHTED OVER THE CARIBBEAN: Sprite season is definitely underway. Only a few days after a widespread display appeared over Texas, more sprites have popped up near Puerto Rico. This time the exotic forms of upper atmospheric electricity were sighted dancing above the sea instead of land.  Learn more about land-vs-sea sprites at  http://spaceweather.com. Above: Sprites over the Caribbean Sea on May 1, 2016.  Photo credit:  Frankie Lucena of Cabo Rojo, PuertoRico Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2016 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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