May 7th 2015 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- GORKHA EARTHQUAKE A catastrophic earthquake shook Nepal on April 25, 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85838&src=nha *** Image from Apr 30, 2015 (Posted on May 07, 2015 10:28 AM) ERUPTION OF CALBUCO VOLCANO On April 22, Calbuco Volcano in Chile erupted. * http://earthobservatory.nasa. ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2015 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 May 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 127 Issued at 0030Z on 07 May 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2335 S13W03 193 0220 Eac 13 28 Beta-Gamma 2336 N10W28 218 0030 Cro 05 07 Beta 2337 S15 ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2015 PDT
May 06, 2015 RELEASE 15-081*NASA Test Materials to Fly on Air Force Space Plane * Building on more than a decade of data from International Space Station (ISS) research, NASA is expanding its materials science research by flying an experiment on the U.S. Air Force X-37B space plane. By flying the Materials Exposure and Technology Innovation in Space (METIS) investigation on the X-37B, materials scientists have the opportunity to expose almost 100 different materials samples to the space environment for more tha ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2015 PDT
May 06, 2015 RELEASE 15-081*NASA Test Materials to Fly on Air Force Space Plane * Building on more than a decade of data from International Space Station (ISS) research, NASA is expanding its materials science research by flying an experiment on the U.S. Air Force X-37B space plane. By flying the Materials Exposure and Technology Innovation in Space (METIS) investigation on the X-37B, materials scientists have the opportunity to expose almost 100 different materials samples to the space environment for more tha ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2015 PDT
May 06, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-071*NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Available for Interviews Before Space Station Mission* NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Expedition 44/45 flight engineer, gets help donning a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 43/44 flight engineer and Expedition 45/46 comman ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2015 PDT
May 06, 2015 RELEASE 15-083*SpaceX Demonstrates Astronaut Escape System for Crew Dragon Spacecraft* The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft descends under a parachute into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, May 6 following a simulated emergency at the launch pad. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett /* A loud whoosh, faint smoke trail and billowing parachutes marked a successful demonstration Wednesday by SpaceX of its Crew Dragon spacecraft abort system – an important step in NASA’s endeavor to rebuild America's abilit ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2015 PDT
May 06, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-064*NASA's Chief Technologist Visits Pittsburgh; Available to Media* NASA Chief Technologist David Miller, center, talked to Dr. Michael Hogue, a physicist in the Swamp Works lab during a visit to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 6. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett /* NASA Chief Technologist David Miller will be in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 13, to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2015. Miller, a native son who grew ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2015 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 May 06 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 126 Issued at 0030Z on 06 May 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2335 S16E11 192 0280 Ekc 11 25 Beta-Gamma 2336 N13W14 218 0040 Dso 05 10 Beta 2337 S17 ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2015 PDT
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (05 May 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Heading home: Greenland Aquifer Expedition The spring firn aquifer field campaign has come to a close in Greenland and the team is heading home. They will be back in the fall, but now is a good time to catch up on their experiences over the past month in our "Notes from the Field" blog. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/category/greenland-aquifer-expedition/?src= ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2015 PDT
May 05, 2015 RELEASE 15-072*NASA Announces Journey to Mars Challenge, Seeks Public Input on Establishing Sustained Human Presence on Red Planet* What do you need to bring, and how do you minimize the need for delivery of future supplies in order to establish a sustained human presence on a planet 140 million miles away from Earth? NASA is embarking on an ambitious journey to Mars and Tuesday announced a challenge inviting the public to write down their ideas, in detail, for developing the elements of space pion ...Continue Reading
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