Tournament Earth 2015: We have a winner! Tournament Earth 2015 has come to an end, and the colorful faults of Xinjiang, China took the #2 seed all the way to the championship, and a repeat for the Art Section. This year's victory is a first for the Landsat satellite and we look forward to more great imagery from this and many other satellites and sensors during the next year. Thank you all for voting! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=nha-ann ------------------------------------------------------ ...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 6, 2015 * NASA Celebrates Earth Day with #NoPlaceLikeHome Event *  Get involved in highlighting the amazing places and landscapes on our home planet this Earth Day, April 22, by posting photos and videos of your favorite place on Earth.Image Credit: NASA  NASA Celebrates Earth Day with #NoPlaceLikeHome Event This Ea ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-14 2015 April 5 at 7:43 p.m. MDT (2015 April 6 0143 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 30-April 5 No space weather storms were observed this period. Outlook For April 6-12 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are expected on 15-16 Apr, 18-19 Apr, and 25-27 Apr. No R1 or greater radio blackouts are expected during the outlook period. No S1 or great ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 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 96 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2317 N11W85 325 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2318 N10E41 199 0050 Dao 08 09 Beta 2319 S10W06 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 05 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 95 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2317 N11W73 327 0040 Cao 08 07 Beta 2318 N09E57 197 0040 Dao 07 06 Beta 2319 S11E06 2 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 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 94 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2317 N11W59 326 0050 Dai 08 06 Beta 2318 N09E69 198 0020 Cro 04 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...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 3, 2015 * NASA Takes Space Apps 2015 Challenge to New York for Main Event * NASA is gearing up for its fourth annual International Space Apps Challenge, April 10-12. The event unfolds at more than 135 locations worldwide, including this year’s Global Mainstage event in New York featuring NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, agency Chief ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 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 93 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2305 S09W91 011 0220 Hsx 04 01 Alpha 2317 N09W45 324 0060 Dsi 05 10 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

April 2, 2015 Four new Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) L4 datasets from three data providers are now available from the PO.DAAC.  These include the latest version of Multiscale Ultra High Resolution (MUR) SST produced at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, two geostationary-polar orbiter SST blends produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) and the REMO dataset produced by the Applied Meteorology Laboratory/ ...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 2, 2015 * NASA Creates Partnership to Advance Composite Materials for Aircraft of the Future * NASA has established a public-private partnership with five organizations to advance knowledge about composite materials that could improve the performance of future aircraft. Composites are innovative new materials for building aircra ...Continue Reading