The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CENTRAL AMERICA Smoke streams from fires on the Yucatan Peninsula. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85800&src=nha *** Image from Apr 26, 2015 (Posted on Apr 28, 2015 3:52 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory ...Continue Reading

April 29, 2015 RELEASE 15-077*NASA's NuSTAR Captures Possible 'Screams' from Zombie Stars *  NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has captured a new high-energy X-ray view (magenta) of the bustling center of our Milky Way galaxy. The smaller circle shows the center of our galaxy where the NuSTAR image was taken. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech /* Peering into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has spotted a mysterious glow of high-en ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 29 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 119 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2327 S07W77 013 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2331 S09W87 023 0210 Dao 07 02 Beta 2333 N21W12 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (28 April 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Tracking the Sulfur Dioxide from Calbuco http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85791&src=eoa-iotd * Iceberg in North Star Bay, Greenland http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85788&src=eoa-iotd * Florianópolis, Brazil http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85775&src=eoa-iotd * Ocean Co ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-068*NASA to Hold Media Call on Latest Images of Pluto from New Horizons Spacecraft* NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 29 to discuss recent images returned from the New Horizons spacecraft as it nears its historic July 14 encounter with Pluto. Officials also will provide an update on the timeline and significance of images the mission team will receive in the coming weeks. Participants will be: [*]John Grunsfeld, associate administrator ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-067*NASA Technology Day on Capitol Hill to Showcase Critical Journey to Mars Tech * To demonstrate how technology drives exploration, NASA will highlight key space technologies at its annual Technology Day on the Hill event from 3 to 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 29 in the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer in Washington. NASA’s Chief Technologist David Miller and Associate Administrator for Space Technology Steve Jurczyk will provide media with a guided tour of the displays fro ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2015 RELEASE 15-072*NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation* NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, successfully completed initial flight tests of a new morphing wing technology that has the potential to save millions of dollars annually in fuel costs, reduce airframe weight and decrease aircraft noise during takeoffs and landings. The test team at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Cen ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2015 The RapidScat Project has ceased production of the Version 1 RapidScat L2B data since 2 April 2015. Originally we intended to release Version 1.1 early enough to avoid any interruption in the data pipeline but the validation of the new dataset was delayed. The Version 1.1 data has been processed and validated by the RapidScat Project and is in the process of becoming archived and distributed via the PO.DAAC. For users who are impacted by this outage, please conside ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2015 RELEASE 15-076*Russian Resupply Ship Experiencing Difficulties; International Space Station, Crew are Fine* The six crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) are safe and continuing regular operations with sufficient supplies as Russian flight controllers plan for another attempt to communicate with a cargo resupply spacecraft bound for the station. The next attempt to link with the spacecraft comes at 8:50 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The ISS Progress 59 cargo spacecraft launched successfully f ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 28 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 118 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2327 S08W63 013 0040 Cso 03 02 Beta 2331 S09W73 022 0190 Dao 08 07 Beta 2333 N20W00 ...Continue Reading