:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Jun 27 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 178 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Jun 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4475 S09W06 129 0220 Dai 09 12 Beta-Gamma 4476 N08W29 152 0020 ...Continue Reading

And keep the 1970s journey going—join our next online event on NASA's first all-women crew! NASA History News & Notes JUNE 2026 • Volume 43, Number 5   CONTENTS How NASA celebrated America’s bicentennial in 1976 Don’t miss our next Speaker Series presentation in July NACA online resources win an award How well do you know historic lunar exploration equipment? HISTORY HIGHLIGHT Five Ways NASA Celebrated America's Bicentennial In 1976 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-042 JUNE 26, 2026 TECHNOLOGY NASA Identifies More Than 40 Space Technologies for Collaboration Credit: NASA NASA selected 41 proposals from 37 companies to advance technologies in support of the agency’s goals to establish a long-term presence on the Moon and enable human exploration of Mars. These American companies, picked from NASA’s 2025 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), will mature technologies creati ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Jun 26 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 177 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Jun 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4470 N08W52 190 0010 Bxo 05 02 Beta 4473 S07W04 140 0010 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   ADVISORY M26-049 JUNE 25, 2026 MISSIONS NASA, US Small Business Administration to Announce Partnership Credit: NASA NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will sign a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at 1 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 29, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.   The agreement will create a new interagency initiative that directly responds to President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and supports ...Continue Reading

Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea   June 25, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive A Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer 2026.     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 Jun 25 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 176 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Jun 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4470 N07W38 188 0010 Bxo 03 03 Beta 4472 S15E02 147 0005 Axx 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-050 JUNE 24, 2026 NASA to Share Latest Moon Base Mission Progress Artist’s rendering of the Moon’s South Pole region. Glowing points of light scattered across the lunar surface represent surface assets supporting sustained human and robotic operations near the South Pole. Credit: NASA NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 30, to share updates to NASA’s plans to build a Mo ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Jun 24 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 175 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jun 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4470 N07W24 187 0005 Bxo 06 04 Beta 4472 S14E15 148 0025 Cri 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-051 JUNE 23, 2026 NASA Names Sean Gallagher as Chief Information Officer  Official NASA portrait of Sean Gallagher. Credit: NASA NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agency’s entire portfolio of Information Technology products and services. Gallagher has been serving in an acting capacity since January and his permanent role ...Continue Reading