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March, 2010

  1. TIROS

    March 31, 2010 by MommySite

    On April 1, 1960, a satellite designed by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) launched to become the nation’s first weather satellite. That satellite, the Television InfraRed Observational Satellite, or TIROS 1, operated for only 78 days but demonstrated the feasibility of monitoring Earth’s cloud cover and weather patterns from space. This NASA program provided the first accurate weather forecasts based on data gathered from space. In this image, TIROS undergoes vibration testing at the Astro-Electronic Products Division of RCA in Princeton, New Jersey. Image Credit: NASA

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  2. Boys' Vests and Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by North-Sportif Due to Strangulation and Entanglement Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

    March 31, 2010 by MommySite

    The jackets have a drawstring through the hood and the vests have a drawstring through the waist which can pose strangulation and entanglement hazards to young children.

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  3. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

    March 31, 2010 by MommySite

    This new composite image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope shows the dusty remains of a collapsed star, the dust from which is flying past and engulfing a nearby family of stars. Scientists believe the stars in the image are part of a stellar cluster in which a supernova exploded. Material ejected in the explosion now blows past these stars at high velocities. In this image of G54.1+0.3, X-ray data from Chandra are shown in blue, and data from Spitzer in green (a shorter wavelength) and red-yellow (a longer one). The white source near the center of the image is a dense, rapidly rotating neutron star, or pulsar, all that remains of a core-collapse supernova explosion. The pulsar generates a wind of high-energy particles — seen in the Chandra data — that expands into the surrounding environment, illuminating the material ejected in the supernova explosion. The unique environment into which this supernova exploded makes it possible for astronomers to observe the condensed dust from the supernova that is usually too cold to emit in the infrared. Image Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/T. Temin et al. Infrared: NASA/JPL/Caltech

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  4. Sport Obermeyer Ltd. Voluntarily Recalls Girls' Jackets with Drawstrings at the Waist Due to Entrapment Hazard

    March 30, 2010 by MommySite

    The jackets have a drawstring at the waist which can pose an entrapment hazard to children.

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  5. NASA's First Class of Female Astronauts

    March 28, 2010 by MommySite

    From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978, allowing them to enroll in a training program that they completed in August 1979. Image Credit: NASA

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  6. Evenflo Recalls Top-of-Stair Plus Wood Gates Due to Fall Hazard

    March 27, 2010 by MommySite

    The slats on the gate can break or detach, posing a fall hazard to children.

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  7. Children's Educational Kits Recalled by Carolina Biology Supply Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

    March 27, 2010 by MommySite

    The yellow lids in the kits contain excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

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  8. Girls' Hooded Sweaters with Drawstrings Recalled by Children's Apparel Network Due Strangulation Hazard

    March 27, 2010 by MommySite

    The hooded sweaters have a drawstring at the neck which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

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  9. Girls' Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Bubblegum USA Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

    March 27, 2010 by MommySite

    The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

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  10. Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Liberty Apparel Due to Strangulation Hazard

    March 27, 2010 by MommySite

    The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

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