Lake Powell Levels Drop; Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome   September 18, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the U.S. West. Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as ...Continue Reading

Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels   September 18, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the U.S. West.     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 18 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4528 S11W83 189 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-012 SEPT. 17, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector   Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. StarBurst will launch aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-069 SEPT. 17, 2026 NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on May 15, 2026, carrying about 6,500 pounds of science, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station during the company’s 34th commercial resupply mission for NASA. Credit: NASA Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA sci ...Continue Reading

Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome   September 17, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached.     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 17 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 260 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4527 N03W85 204 0130 Hax 03 02 Alpha 4528 S11W70 189 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

Wed Sept 16, 2026 NASA Earthdata GIS (EGIS) has completed its transition and update to the new backend enterprise system. Please refer to the PODAAC Cookbook GIS Chapter for the updated endpoints to access the PO.DAAC EGIS services. End-users are encouraged to update to these new service endpoints in their own respective workflows. If you are experiencing any issues with the services please reach out. Thank you for your patience and understanding. P.s. This is an update following the initial announc ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-068 SEPT. 16, 2026 NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman to Join NFL Fans in Baltimore NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman prepares to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39B at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to board NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the agency's Artemis II launch on April 1, 2026. Credit: NASA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 16 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 259 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4527 N05W74 205 0150 Hax 03 02 Alpha 4528 S11W57 189 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading