var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 4, 2015 * NASA Television to Air Space Station Change of Commander, Return of Three Crew Members *  Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos, seen here at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia ...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 March 4, 2015 * NASA’s Chandra Observatory Finds Cosmic Showers Halt Galaxy Growth *  A study of over 200 galaxy clusters, including Abell 2597 shown here, with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed how an unusual form of cosmic precipitation stifles star formation. Image Credit: NASA/CXC/DSS/Magellan  Using NASA’s ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2155 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 04 1703 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2154 Begin Time: 2015 Mar 03 1240 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2054 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 04 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 63 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2292 S08W59 014 0090 Dac 08 11 Beta 2293 N06W26 341 0050 Dao 08 07 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (03 March 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Thick Dust Plumes Obscure Africa's Coast http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85423&src=eoa-iotd * A Mitten Materializes in Greenland http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85376&src=eoa-iotd * Djibouti and the Southern Red Sea http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85400&src=eoa-iotd * Bang ...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 March 3, 2015 * NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Available for Interviews before One-Year Space Station Mission *  NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is pictured in the Cupola of the International Space Station during his tenure as a flight engineer for ISS Expedition 25 in 2010.Image Credit: NASA  NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who is mak ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRE IN SOUTHERN ARGENTINA In February and March 2015, a wildfire in southern Argentina threatened ancient forests in Los Alerces National Park. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85419&src=nha *** Image from Feb 28, 2015 (Posted on Mar 02, 2015 3:34 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new im ...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 March 3, 2015 * NASA Hosts Events to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of NACA * NASA is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its antecedent, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), with several events highlighting the historic committee’s contribution to the nation’s space program and aeronautics research. This observan ...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 March 3, 2015 * Media Invited to See Bigelow Expandable Space Station Module Ahead of Shipment to NASA *  This artist's concept depicts the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), constructed by Bigelow Aerospace, attached to the International Space Station. The BEAM will be launched to the space station later this year.Image C ...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 March 3, 2015 * NASA, Honeywell Bring Hip-Hop Education Show to Northeast U.S. Schools * NASA and Honeywell kicks off the spring 2015 tour of "FMA Live! Forces in Motion" Monday with shows at Talley Middle School in Wilmington, Delaware, marking the 11th year of this innovative collaboration designed to ignite students' inter ...Continue Reading