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 26, 2015 * NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Find Clues that May Help Identify Dark Matter *  Here are images of six different galaxy clusters taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (blue) and Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink) in a study of how dark matter in clusters of galaxies behaves when the clusters collide. A total of 72 large ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- A PLUME ADVANCES OVER SHIVELUCH Ash from one of Kamchatka�s most active volcanoes headed toward Alaska. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85576&src=nha *** Image from Mar 23, 2015 (Posted on Mar 26, 2015 10:41 AM) ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2169 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 26 1000 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2166 Begin Time: 2015 Mar 18 1515 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5000 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 26 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 85 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2303 N20W42 067 0080 Cao 08 04 Beta 2305 S08E19 007 0400 Ekc 15 26 Beta-Gamma-Delta 230 ...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 25, 2015 * NASA Announces Next Steps on Journey to Mars: Progress on Asteroid Initiative * NASA Wednesday announced more details in its plan for its Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), which in the mid-2020s will test a number of new capabilities needed for future human expeditions to deep space, including to Mars. NASA 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 March 25, 2015 * NASA to Discuss Progress Today on Asteroid Initiative * NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT today to discuss the selection of an Asteroid Redirect Mission concept and other advances supporting the agency’s journey to Mars. The Asteroid Redirect Mission will retrieve an asteroid mass and place it int ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2167 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 25 0637 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Mar 25 0630 UTC Station: GOES-13 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 subscr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 25 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 84 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2303 N19W30 069 0100 Cao 05 07 Beta 2305 S08E32 007 0340 Ekc 13 15 Beta-Gamma-Delta 230 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (24 March 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tournament Earth: Semifinals - vote now! Voting is now open for the semifinal round of Tournament: Earth. The last four images are ready to face off. Which images will make it to the finals? Vote before the polls close at 4pm ET on Friday, March 27. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=eoa-ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lates ...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 24, 2015 * NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover Finishes Marathon, Clocks in at Just Over 11 Years *  This illustration depicts some highlights along the route as NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity drove as far as a marathon race during the first 11 years and two months after its January 2004 landing in Eagle Crater. The vehicle su ...Continue Reading