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 18, 2015 * NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Solar Probe Plus Mission * NASA has selected United Launch Services, LLC, of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the agency’s Solar Probe Plus (SPP) mission. The SPP spacecraft will launch aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Cana ...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 18, 2015 * One-Year Crew Set for Launch to Space Station; NASA TV to Air Live Coverage *  The prime crew members for International Space Station Expedition 43 take a break in training for a crew portrait. From left are Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA, Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos. Kelly and Kornien ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2160 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 18 1534 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Mar 18 1515 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

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 18, 2015 * NASA Spacecraft Detects Aurora and Mysterious Dust Cloud around Mars *  Artist’s conception of MAVEN’s Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph (IUVS) observing the “Christmas Lights Aurora" on Mars. MAVEN observations show that aurora on Mars is similar to Earth’s "Northern Lights" but has a different orig ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 18 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 77 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2297 S16W64 194 0390 Fkc 16 17 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2301 S16W41 172 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 23 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (17 March 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tournament Earth: The Earthly Eight - vote now! Voting is now open for the third round of Tournament Earth. After two rounds, only the Earthly Eight remain. Is your bracket busted? Go cast your votes for the final four by 4pm ET (2100 UTC) on Friday, March 20! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=eoa-ann ------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NATHAN In March 2015, tropical cyclone Nathan was on a collision course with Queensland, Australia. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85511&src=nha *** Image from Mar 17, 2015 (Posted on Mar 17, 2015 11:03 AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 17 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 76 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2297 S17W52 196 0380 Ekc 11 24 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2299 S04E05 139 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 23 ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth: The Earthly Eight - vote now! Voting is now open for the third round of Tournament Earth. After two rounds, only the Earthly Eight remain. Is your bracket busted? Go cast your votes for the final four by 4pm ET (2100 UTC) on Friday, March 20! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=nha-ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. --------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth: The Earthly Eight - vote now! Voting is now open for the third round of Tournament Earth. After two rounds, only the Earthly Eight remain. Is your bracket busted? Go cast your votes for the final four by 4pm ET (2100 UTC) on Friday, March 20! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=nha-ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. --------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading