var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option December 29, 2014 * NASA Updates Pre-Launch Briefings for Upcoming Resupply Mission to Space Station * The fifth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract now is scheduled to launch about 6:18 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WHITE CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII Snow dusts the tops of volcanoes on Hawaii's Big Island. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84981&src=nha *** Image from Dec 25, 2014 (Posted on Dec 26, 2014 1:17 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA Thick haze, clouds, and fog ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-52 2014 December 28 at 7:10 p.m. MST (2014 December 29 0210 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 22-28 G1 (minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 22 December due to effects from a coronal mass ejection. R1 (minor) solar radiation storms were observed on 22 and 27 December due to solar flares from Regions 2242 and 2249. Outlook For December 29-J ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 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 363 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2246 N18W17 108 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2247 S24W07 098 0010 Axx 03 03 Alpha 2248 S19E07 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 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 362 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2246 N19W04 107 0080 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 2247 S22E06 097 0010 Hrx 01 02 Alpha 2248 S19E22 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 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 361 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2244 S04W41 159 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2245 N09W06 123 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2246 N17E10 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 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 360 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2241 S08W89 220 0150 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 2244 S03W26 157 0040 Dro 08 08 Beta 2245 N09E08 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 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 359 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2241 S08W77 221 0260 Cko 03 02 Beta 2244 S02W12 156 0060 Dao 09 16 Beta 2245 N10E23 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 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 358 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2236 N30W82 239 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2241 S08W61 218 0330 Cko 11 09 Beta-Gamma 2242 S1 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (23 December 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Finding Floating Forests http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/FloatingForests/?src=eoa-features Giant kelp forests are among Earth's most productive habitats, but they are ephemeral. Researchers are using Landsat and a host of online friends to figure out where the forests are growing and declining. -------------------- ...Continue Reading