The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- CYCLONE HUDHUD In early October 2014, the storm crossed the Bay of Bengal for possible landfall in India. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84533&src=nha *** Image from Oct 09, 2014 (Posted on Oct 09, 2014 3:58 PM) SUPER TYPHOON VONGFONG The second massive storm of October 2014 barrels down on Japan. * ...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 October 10, 2014 * NASA Shares What MAVEN Spacecraft Has Seen in its First Few Weeks at Mars *  This image shows an artist concept of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission in orbit around Mars.   NASA will host a news teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 14, to announce early science results fro ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Oct 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 283 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2178 S01W93 158 0060 Hax 02 01 Alpha 2182 S14W58 123 0170 Dac 08 19 Beta-Gamma 2185 S1 ...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 October 9, 2014 * NASA's Hubble Maps the Temperature and Water Vapor on an Extreme Exoplanet *  This is a temperature map of the "hot Jupiter" class exoplanet WASP 43b. The white-colored region on the daytime side is 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit. The nighttime side temperatures drop to under 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. 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 October 9, 2014 * NASA Prepares its Science Fleet for Oct. 19 Mars Comet Encounter *  Image Credit: NASA  NASA’s extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, Oct. 19. Comet C/2013 A1, also known as ...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 October 9, 2014 * Satellite Data Shows U.S. Methane ‘Hot Spot’ Bigger than Expected *  The Four Corners area (red) is the major U.S. hot spot for methane emissions in this map showing how much emissions varied from average background concentrations from 2003-2009 (dark colors are lower than average; lighter colors ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Oct 09 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 282 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2178 S03W79 158 0070 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2181 S14W88 167 0050 Hsx 10 01 Alpha 2182 S16W42 ...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 October 8, 2014 * NASA Partners with X-37B Program for Use of Former Space Shuttle Hangars *  File image from June 20, 2001 shows Orbiter Processing Facility 1 and 2 (left) and Vehicle Assembly Building (right) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Image Credit: NASA NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has entered into an agr ...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 October 8, 2014 * NASA’s NuSTAR Telescope Discovers Shockingly Bright Dead Star *  A rare and mighty pulsar (pink) can be seen at the center of the galaxy Messier 82 in this new multi-wavelength portrait. NASA's NuSTAR mission discovered the "pulse" of the pulsar — a type of dead star — using is h ...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 October 8, 2014 * NASA Premieres ‘Trial By Fire’ Video on Orion’s Flight Test *  Click this link or the image above to view the video  As the flight test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft nears, the agency released Wednesday a video -- called "Trial By Fire" -- detailing the spacecraft&acir ...Continue Reading