:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Apr 08 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 98 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Apr 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4404 N13W86 187 0050 Cso 02 02 Beta 4405 S28W72 173 0120 Cso 16 ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   April 7, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Drought Parches Florida The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026. Faster Detection of Forest Loss Scientists pioneered a new system that combines data from multiple Earth-observing satellites to identify forest clearing up to 100 d ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-029 APRIL 7, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth  The Moon, backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse, is photographed by NASA’s Orion spacecraft on Monday, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II mission. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below ...Continue Reading

Drought Parches Florida   April 7, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Drought Parches Florida The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       N ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-028 ARPIL 07, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA to Host Media Call with Artemis II Crew on Way Home from Moon Midway through their lunar observation period on April 6, 2026, the Artemis II crew members, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, pause to turn the camera around for a selfie inside the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA Media wi ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3668 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 07 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3667 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6075 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or updat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Apr 07 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 97 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Apr 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4404 N13W73 187 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 4405 S28W60 174 0120 Eso 1 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-028 APRIL 6, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight .   On Monday, April 6, 2026, six days into the Artemis II mission, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen surpassed the record for human spaceflight’s farthest distance from Earth, which was previously set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Credit: NASA Four ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3667 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 06 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3666 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5995 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or updat ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #26-14 2026 April 5 at 8:24 p.m. MDT (2026 April 6 0224 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 30-April 5 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels were observed on 02-04 Apr, G2 (Moderate) strorm levels were observed on 02-03 Apr, and G3 (Strong) storm levels were observed on 03 Apr. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 02-04 Apr, R2 (Moderat ...Continue Reading