[Friday, September 1, 2006] NASA's third mission this year to an undersea laboratory off the Florida coast begins when four astronauts splash down Sept. 16.

[Thursday, September 7, 2006] NASA is hosting a media teleconference where scientists will discuss recent changes in Arctic sea ice and links to climate changes. The teleconference is Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. EDT.

[Tuesday, September 12, 2006] Weather on Earth has a surprising connection to space weather occurring high in the electrically-charged upper atmosphere, known as the ionosphere, according to new results from NASA satellites.

[Wednesday, September 13, 2006] NASA is hosting a media teleconference to discuss its role in Solar-B, a three-year international mission to study the sun's magnetic field and how its turbulent nature impacts Earth.

[Wednesday, September 13, 2006] NASA data shows that Arctic perennial sea ice, which normally survives the summer melt season and remains year-round, shrunk abruptly by 14 percent between 2004 and 2005.

[Wednesday, September 13, 2006] The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) command, control and communications segment acceptance testing has been completed two months early.

[Thursday, September 14, 2006] It is only a matter of time before astronomers find an Earth-sized planet orbiting a distant star. When they do, the first questions people will ask are: Is it habitable? And even more importantly, is there life present on it already?

[Saturday, September 16, 2006] EVA crews will perform a survey of the bathymetry surrounding portions of the habitat. They will document the environment and work side by side with a remotely operated vehicle. During the exercise, they will be in communication with the ExPOC.

[Monday, September 18, 2006] Several hundred scientists from around the world are expected to attend the Envisat Symposium to present and review results of ongoing research projects using data from ESA's Envisat, ERS and Third Party Mission satellites.

[Monday, September 18, 2006] To shed new light on the sun's magnetic field and how it impacts life on Earth, NASA is preparing major instrument components for launch this September on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Solar-B spacecraft.

[Tuesday, September 19, 2006] Earth is captured here in a natural color portrait made possible by the passing of Saturn directly in front of the sun from Cassini's point of view.

[Wednesday, September 20, 2006] NASA's third mission this year to an undersea laboratory off the Florida coast began when four astronauts splashed down Sept. 16.

[Wednesday, September 20, 2006] NASA has teamed with Louisiana State University and student groups from four universities for a launch that carried the first flight of the High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) to the near space environment of the upper atmosphere.

[Thursday, September 21, 2006] The average temperature of the water near the top of Earth's oceans has significantly cooled since 2003. New research suggests global warming trends are not always steady in their effects on ocean temperatures.

[Monday, September 25, 2006] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the 22nd Scientific Satellite (SOLAR-B) aboard the M-V Launch Vehicle No.7 (M-V-7) at 6:36 a.m. on September 23, 2006.

[Monday, September 25, 2006] A new Japanese-led solar mission with ESA participation is preparing for launch on 23 September 2006. Solar-B will study the mechanisms which power the solar atmosphere and look for the causes of violent solar eruptions.

[Monday, September 25, 2006] A NASA and university study of ozone and carbon monoxide pollution in Earth's atmosphere is providing unique insights into the sources of these pollutants and how they are transported around the world.

[Wednesday, September 27, 2006] The first NASA 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition challenges students to create unique audio and video podcasts. The topic: How will space exploration benefit your life in the future?

[Wednesday, September 27, 2006] Strong solar flares cause Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to fail, Cornell researchers have discovered. Because solar flares are generally unpredictable, such failures could be devastating for "safety-of-life" GPS operations.

[Wednesday, September 27, 2006] ESA announces a new science strategy for the future direction of its Living Planet Programme, addressing the continuing need to further our understanding of the Earth System and the impact that human activity is having.

[Thursday, September 28, 2006] NOAA and the GAO will testify before the House Science Committee on NOAA's acquisition of a major, multi-billion dollar weather satellite system and a new GAO report on the acquisition program that will be released at the hearing.

[Friday, September 29, 2006] NOAA has taken steps to implement lessons learned from past satellite programs, but more remains to be done. Prior satellite programs often experienced technical challenges, cost overruns, and schedule delays.