The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN AUSTRALIA During April 2015, fires dotted Northern Territory and Western Australia landscapes. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85676&src=nha *** Image from Apr 09, 2015 (Posted on Apr 09, 2015 4:31 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SEA ICE IN THE LABRADOR SEA Sea ice in the La ...Continue Reading

Folks:             Sadly, longtime NASA hand Phil Culbertson recently passed away.  Attached is his obituary.  Please feel free to sign the guestbook and share memories at www.afcfcare.com or call 321-632-1350 (Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care) for more information.  Thanks,             -Steve   Stephen Garber NASA History Program Office Room 5P25 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 ...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 April 13, 2015 * NASA to Host Human Exploration Rover Challenge *  Students navigate their rover entry over rocky terrain in the 2014 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.Image Credit: NASA  The annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge will take place April 17-18 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-15 2015 April 13 at 12:24 a.m. MDT (2015 April 13 0624 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 6-12 G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 10 April. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 08 and 12 April. No S1 or greater solar radiation storms were observed. Outlook For April 13-19 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are expected on 1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 13 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 103 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2320 S14W64 212 0050 Dao 08 06 Beta 2321 N13E54 094 0610 Ekc 12 11 Beta-Gamma-Delta 23 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 12 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 102 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2318 N08W38 199 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2320 S14W50 211 0090 Dai 07 12 Beta-Gamma 2321 N1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 11 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 101 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2318 N07W23 197 0010 Axx 02 03 Alpha 2320 S13W39 213 0130 Dai 08 11 Beta-Delta IA. H-a ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN AUSTRALIA During April 2015, fires dotted Northern Territory and Western Australia landscapes. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85676&src=nha *** Image from Apr 09, 2015 (Posted on Apr 09, 2015 4:31 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 10 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 100 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2318 N08W08 195 0010 Bxo 05 04 Beta 2320 S12W25 212 0140 Eac 11 13 Beta-Delta IA. H-al ...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 April 9, 2015 * NASA Hosts Briefings on Historic Mission to Pluto *  Artist’s impression of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft encountering Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015.Image Credit: NASA/Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute  NASA Television will air media briefings at 1 p.m. EDT and 2:3 ...Continue Reading