The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN AUSTRALIA During April 2015, fires dotted Northern Territory and Western Australia landscapes. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85676&src=nha *** Image from Apr 09, 2015 (Posted on Apr 09, 2015 4:31 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 10 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 100 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2318 N08W08 195 0010 Bxo 05 04 Beta 2320 S12W25 212 0140 Eac 11 13 Beta-Delta IA. H-al ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 9, 2015 * NASA Hosts Briefings on Historic Mission to Pluto *  Artist’s impression of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft encountering Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015.Image Credit: NASA/Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute  NASA Television will air media briefings at 1 p.m. EDT and 2:3 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 09 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 99 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2318 N08E02 198 0030 Cao 08 04 Beta 2320 S12W13 213 0140 Eai 11 16 Beta-Delta IA. H-alp ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 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 2015 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 2318 N07E17 196 0100 Cao 08 04 Beta 2320 S12E02 211 0180 Dac 09 15 Beta-Delta IA. H-alp ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (07 April 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2015 Tournament Earth Champion Tournament Earth 2015 has come to a dramatic end. Despite some tough match ups, the colorful faults of Xinjiang fought off a bolt of lightning (as seen from the International Space Station) and took the #2 seed all the way to the championship. This year's victory was a first for the Landsat satellite and we look forward to more great imagery from this and man ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 7, 2015 * NASA TV Coverage Set for Sixth SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station *  SpaceX Dragon capsule departs the International Space Station in May 2014.Image Credit: NASA  The sixth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 7, 2015 * NASA Selects Proposals for Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Journey to Mars and Beyond *  Image Credit: NASA  NASA has selected three proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight (ULW) materials for future aerospace vehicles and structures. The proposals will mature advanced technologies that will ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 7, 2015 * NASA Joins Forces to Put Satellite Eyes on Threat to U.S. Freshwater *  Toxic algal blooms like this one in Lake Erie in 2011 can cause human and animal health risks, fish kills, and degrade drinking water supplies.Image Credit: USGS/NASA Earth Observatory  NASA has joined forces with the U.S. Environmental ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 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 2015 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 2317 N09W90 317 0030 Cao 03 02 Beta 2318 N09E28 199 0040 Cai 08 10 Beta 2319 S10W22 2 ...Continue Reading