July 30, 2015 RELEASE 15-160*NASA's Spitzer Confirms Closest Rocky Exoplanet* This artist's concept shows the silhouette of a rocky planet, dubbed HD 219134b. At 21 light-years away, the planet is the closest outside of our solar system that can be seen crossing, or transiting, its star. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech /* Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed the discovery of the nearest rocky planet outside our solar system, larger than Earth and a potential gold mine of science data ...Continue Reading

July 30, 2015 RELEASE 15-162*California “Rain Debt” Equal to Average Full Year of Precipitation* California's accumulated precipitation “deficit” from 2012 to 2014 shown as a percent change from the 17-year average based on TRMM multi-satellite observations. */Credits: NASA/Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio/* A new NASA study has concluded California accumulated a debt of about 20 inches of precipitation between 2012 and 2015 -- the average amount expected to fall in the state in a single year. The def ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jul 30 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 211 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Jul 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2389 S11W07 166 0010 Bxo 06 06 Beta 2390 S15W39 198 0110 Dai 08 18 Beta 2391 N06E44 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jul 29 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 210 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Jul 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2389 S12E09 164 0010 Bxo 07 08 Beta 2390 S15W26 199 0150 Dai 08 17 Beta-Gamma 2391 N07 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (28 July 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Glacier Lake Outburst Flood near Almaty http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86300&src=eoa-iotd * Longer, More Frequent Fire Seasons http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86268&src=eoa-iotd * Activity at Klyuchevskoy Volcano http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86272&src=eoa-iotd * Forests ...Continue Reading

July 28, 2015 CONTRACT RELEASE C15-025*NASA Awards Contract to Support Agency’s Human Spaceflight Programs*  NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren (left) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, both Expedition 44/45 flight engineers currently aboard the International Space Station, participate in a food tasting session run by Vickie Kloeris in the Habitability and Environmental Factors Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Here, the Space Food Systems group, which falls under N ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jul 28 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 209 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jul 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2389 S12E23 163 0030 Cro 06 07 Beta 2390 S17W13 199 0170 Dai 08 15 Beta-Gamma 2391 N05 ...Continue Reading

July 27, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-115*NASA Astronauts Speak with Ohio Summer Camp Students from Space Station*  NASA astronaut Scott Kelly works with the Space Aging investigation on the International Space Station. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency investigation uses small roundworms raised in space to compare how cells age in microgravity to how they age on Earth. */Credits: NASA/*  Expedition 44 flight engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA (center) waves farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz TMA-17M ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NORTHWEST FIRES IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES In 2015, some forests in North America faced unusually severe outbreaks of fire. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86289&src=nha *** Image from Jul 23, 2015 (Posted on Jul 24, 2015 12:24 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- ACTIVITY ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-30 2015 July 26 at 7:20 p.m. MDT (2015 July 27 0120 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 20-26 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 23 July. No R1 (Minor) or greater radio blackouts were observed. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms were observed. Outlook For July 27-August 2 No G1 (Minor) or greater geomagnetic storms ar ...Continue Reading