:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 04 0336 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 247 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4521 N09E26 265 0080 Hsx 03 02 Alpha 4523 N10E36 255 0030 Cao ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 04 0336 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 247 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4521 N09E26 265 0080 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 4523 N10E36 255 0030 Cao ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 04 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 247 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4521 N09E26 265 0080 Hsx 03 02 Alpha 4523 N10E36 255 0030 Cao ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-065 SEPT. 3, 2026 MISSIONS NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking The Roscosmos Progress 92 cargo spacecraft is photographed in March 2026 from the International Space Station as it flies into an orbital sunset 267 miles above Earth’s surface. Credit: NASA NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for ...Continue Reading

Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia   September 3, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 03 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 246 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4518 N08W51 355 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha 4520 S12W33 337 0010 Bxo ...Continue Reading

Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico   September 2, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico Rainfall deficits and high temperatures have created unusually dry conditions and have spurred water shortages on much of the tropical archipelago.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NAS ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 02 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 245 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4520 S12W20 337 0040 Dai 06 10 Beta 4521 N09E53 264 0050 Hsx 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-010 SEPT. 1, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider   Credit: NASA NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars missions.   The firm-fixed-price contract has ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science + September Puzzler!   September 1, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an island along the way. Pasterze Hangs on as Austria’s Largest Glacier One narrowing icefal ...Continue Reading