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  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – In early 2009, astronomers on Earth will point telescopes at the moon looking for water -- and NASA will help them find their target.

    NASA Collaborates with Astronomers in Search for Moon Water

    02.29.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – In early 2009, astronomers on Earth will point telescopes at the moon looking for water -- and NASA will help them find their target.

  • LCROSS

    NASA Taps Astronomy Community to Help Search for Lunar Water

    02.25.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - News media are invited to attend a briefing from 12 p.m. to 12:30 noon PST Friday, Feb. 29 in Building 943 at NASA's Ames Research Center about the Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, and the mission's participatory emphasis.

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    NASA Ames Conducts Tests of Kepler Mission Image Detectors

    02.19.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Sensitive detectors that may help find habitable planets orbiting distant stars as part of NASA’s Kepler Mission are undergoing tests at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Commercial, weightless flights will be offered this weekend at Moffett Field, Calif., under the terms of an agreement with the Zero Gravity Corp, Las Vegas. Although corporation officials said the first flight scheduled Saturday, Feb. 16 is already sold out, additional flights will be scheduled later this year.

    NASA’s Ames Enables Commercial Weightless Aircraft Flights

    02.14.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Commercial, weightless flights will be offered this weekend at Moffett Field, Calif., under the terms of an agreement with the Zero Gravity Corp, Las Vegas. Although corporation officials said the first flight scheduled Saturday, Feb. 16 is already sold out, additional flights will be scheduled later this year.

  • A group of emerging space leaders will gather at NASA’s Ames Research Center from Feb. 12 to 15 to discuss innovative approaches to designing the future of space exploration.

    Next Generation Exploration Conference Convenes at NASA's Ames

    02.12.08 - A group of emerging space leaders will gather at NASA’s Ames Research Center from Feb. 12 to 15 to discuss innovative approaches to designing the future of space exploration.

  • News media and the public are invited to observe the live televised broadcast of STS-122 space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Exploration Center at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.

    NASA's Ames Features Speakers at Live Broadcast of Shuttle Launch

    02.05.08 - News media and the public are invited to observe the live televised broadcast of STS-122 space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Exploration Center at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - David Morrison has been appointed interim director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute, based at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., effective immediately. A nationwide search for a permanent director is under way.

    NASA Appoints Interim Lunar Science Institute Director

    02.04.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - David Morrison has been appointed interim director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute, based at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., effective immediately. A nationwide search for a permanent director is under way.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – News media are invited to view a televised news briefing from NASA Headquarters about the agency’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget at 11:30 a.m. PST, on Monday, Feb. 4, at Ames Research Center.

    NASA Ames to Conduct FY 2009 Budget Briefing for Local News Media

    01.31.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – News media are invited to view a televised news briefing from NASA Headquarters about the agency’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget at 11:30 a.m. PST, on Monday, Feb. 4, at Ames Research Center.

  • NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (Messenger) spacecraft is the first mission sent to orbit the planet closest to our sun. The spacecraft's cameras and other high-technology instruments collected more than 1,200 images and made other observations.

    NASA Releases Science Results and New Images from Mercury Flyby

    01.29.08 - NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (Messenger) spacecraft is the first mission sent to orbit the planet closest to our sun. The spacecraft's cameras and other high-technology instruments collected more than 1,200 images and made other observations.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – – NASA's Ames Research Center and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, (KAIST) South Korea’s premier research and education institution, signed a memorandum for the record on Jan. 26, 2008, an important milestone in a new relationship under development.

    NASA Ames Explores Possible Collaboration with South Korea

    01.28.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – – NASA's Ames Research Center and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, (KAIST) South Korea’s premier research and education institution, signed a memorandum for the record on Jan. 26, 2008, an important milestone in a new relationship under development.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - Four projects that will advance key technologies to meet critical needs for NASA's mission will be led by Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The projects are part of NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program Seed Fund that addresses technology barriers with cost-shared, joint-development programs.

    NASA Ames Marks Potential New Collaboration with South Korea

    01.24.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – – News media are invited to attend the signing of an important milestone in a new relationship under development between NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea’s premier research and education institution, on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 at Ames.

  • The bright and fertile minds of middle school students across the United States have cultivated their visions of what future cities must look like in order to support humankind's growing infrastructure needs. Soon they will put their conceptualizations to the test. This year’s focus: nanotechnology.

    Teams Face Off at NASA's Ames in Future City Competition

    01.24.08 - The bright and fertile minds of middle school students across the United States have cultivated their visions of what future cities must look like in order to support humankind's growing infrastructural needs.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - - NASA-funded astrobiologists have found evidence of oxygen present in Earth's atmosphere earlier than previously known, pushing back the timeline for the rise of oxygen in the atmosphere.

    NASA Ames to Broadcast Earth Science Briefing

    01.24.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – NASA Ames will televise a media briefing live from NASA Headquarters in Washington that can be viewed at Ames' main auditorium, Bldg., N201 on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 9:30 a.m. PST. The briefing will focus on NASA's Earth science program and will discuss major activities planned for 2008, including the launch of two new Earth-observing missions and a weather satellite.

  • LCROSS

    NASA's Quest to Find Water on the Moon Moves Closer to Launch

    01.14.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - Cameras and sensors that will look for the presence of water on the moon have completed validation tests and been shipped to the manufacturer of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The world’s largest airborne observatory will be briefly visiting NASA Ames Research Center and news media are invited for a tour.

    World's Largest Airborne Observatory to Land at NASA Ames

    01.11.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The world’s largest airborne observatory will be briefly visiting NASA Ames Research Center and news media are invited for a tour.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - A NASA-televised kickoff of the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) international student robot design competition will take place on Saturday, Jan. 5, at 10 a.m. EST from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. The six-week robot design and build contest includes 1,500 teams that comprise 37,000 high school students worldwide.

    NASA Will Broadcast 2008 Robotics Competition Kickoff Live

    01.02.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - A NASA-televised kickoff of the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) international student robot design competition will take place on Saturday, Jan. 5, at 10 a.m. EST from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. The six-week robot design and build contest includes 1,500 teams that comprise 37,000 high school students worldwide.

  • NASA scientists and astronomers will take to the skies in the afternoon of Jan. 3 to observe nature's New Year's celebration: the Quadrantid meteor shower.

    NASA Scientists Fly Over Arctic to Study New Year Meteor Shower

    12.28.07 - NASA scientists and astronomers will take to the skies in the afternoon of Jan. 3 to observe nature's New Year's celebration: the Quadrantid meteor shower.

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Devastating wildfires, moon research and high tech Silicon Valley collaborations were top stories for NASA Ames Research Center in 2007.

    Fires, Moon, High Tech Collaborations Highlight 2007

    12.17.07 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Devastating wildfires, moon research and high tech Silicon Valley collaborations were top stories for NASA Ames Research Center in 2007.

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    NASA Transforms into 'North Pole' for Children's Fantasy Flight

    12.11.07 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – The Cops Care Cancer Foundation will host its annual Christmas Fantasy Flight for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses at noon PST, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007.

  • Hurricane Image

    NASA Hurricane Animation Improves Storm Damage Prediction

    12.11.07 - New hurricane animation developed by NASA can help forecasters predict overall storm damage more accurately, thanks to a student intern science team that developed new computer graphics using satellite imagery.

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