Earth Science:
Goddard scientists leaving this weekend to begin the Iturralde Crater Expedition 2002 were featured in The Baltimore Sun. This expedition will seek to determine if the unusual circular crater was created by a meteor or comet. The 5-mile (8 kilometer) diameter crater is located in an isolated part of the Bolivian Amazon. Dr. Compton Tucker is quoted in the article about how the Canadians made an attempt to reach the crater a decade ago. Dr. Tim Killeen of Conservation International is leading the expedition and Dr. Compton Tucker of Goddard will assist Dr. Killeen.

This week's Nature article by Yoram Kaufman of Goddard and Olivier Boucher from CNRS, discussing the ability to discern natural from human-induced aerosol pollution, was a featured on-line article at Environment New Service, Science Daily, UPI, Scientific Journal, Space Daily.

Space Science:
Media coverage of the recent announcement of NASA's selection of TRW to build a next generation space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope was prominent. A total of 53 stories that included animation of the Webb Telescope's scientific objectives was broadcast by major networks which included CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, Bloomberg News, UNI and FOX.

Spaceflight.com featured an article about the discovery of a rare intensely magnetic neutron star, which was discovered through data obtained by the NASA Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer.

The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, Atlanta Journal, Discover News.com and MSNBC.com were among the many media sources that featured an article about scientists discovering Black Holes in unexpected places through the use of the Hubble Space Telescope.

EEO: USA Today featured an article about the benefits of the services provided at Entry Point. Entry Point is program coordinated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science that has partnerships with major national corporations and government agencies to offer mentoring and internships, scientific and otherwise, to students with disabilities and serves as a recruiter and part guidance counselor. Michael Hartman, people with disabilities program manager at Goddard, is quoted in the article attesting to the well qualified interns who usually become permanent employees.