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 Steve Swanson Visits Washington with Open Media Events *  Expedition 39 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Steve Swanson activates the Veggie plant growth system and Veg-01 experiment May 8 in the Columbus module on the International Space Station.Image Credit: NASA/Koichi Wakata  NASA astron ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2154 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 03 1258 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Mar 03 1240 UTC Station: GOES13 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 03 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 62 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2290 N22W94 063 0030 Hsx 06 01 Alpha 2292 S08W44 012 0070 Dai 06 08 Beta 2293 N06W12 ...Continue Reading

Can't make it to the NACA Centennial Symposium at the National Air and Space Museum on Tuesday and Wednesday? You can catch all of the action online at the Museum's webcasting site: http://airandspace.si.edu/events/webcasts.cfm or on the NASA TV educational channel (available on u-stream at): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-educational  Find the schedule for the panels here: http://www.nasa.gov/naca_symposium/#.VPTGgTq9UyB  Find out more about the NACA: http://www.nasa.gov/naca100 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DEEP FREEZE IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES Persistent blasts of Arctic air masses led to extensive snow and ice cover in the winter of 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85387&src=nha *** Image from Feb 15, 2015 (Posted on Feb 26, 2015 4:47 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) ...Continue Reading

They face off on the frozen tundra and in the searing deserts. They meet high in the stratosphere and in the depths of the ocean. They clash on the remotest of islands and in the brightly-lit urban centers. They are the best and brightest of Earth’s stars, and they meet again in friendly international competition.   Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will meet in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner. From March 2 through April 6, you can vote for your favorite images from the past ye ...Continue Reading

They face off on the frozen tundra and in the searing deserts. They meet high in the stratosphere and in the depths of the ocean. They clash on the remotest of islands and in the brightly-lit urban centers. They are the best and brightest of Earth’s stars, and they meet again in friendly international competition.   Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will meet in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner. From March 2 through April 6, you can vote for your favorite images from the past ye ...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 2, 2015 * NASA Administrator Lauds Senator Mikulski for Championing America’s Space Program * The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Monday’s announcement by Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski of her plan to retire from Congress in 2016: “Senator Mikulski has been a tireless champion for NASA, and ...Continue Reading

They face off on the frozen tundra and in the searing deserts. They meet high in the stratosphere and in the depths of the ocean. They clash on the remotest of islands and in the brightly-lit urban centers. They are the best and brightest of Earth’s stars, and they meet again in friendly international competition.   Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will meet in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner. From March 2 through April 6, you can vote for your favorite images from the past ye ...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 2, 2015 * NASA Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival *  Ceres rotates in this sped-up movie comprised of images taken by NASA's Dawn mission during its approach to the dwarf planet. The images were taken on Feb. 19, 2015, from a distance of nearly 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers). Dawn observed Ceres for a full rotation of ...Continue Reading