Folks:             Former NASA Chief Historian Steve Dick is convening an exciting NASA/Library of Congress astrobiology seminar this Thursday and Friday (9/19 and 9/20) that is free and open to the public.  The title of this conference is “Preparing for Discovery:  A Rational Approach to the Impact of Finding Microbial, Complex, or Intelligent Life Beyond Earth.”  No registration is necessary and this event also will be Webcast. More information, ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY AT ZHUPANOVSKY In its latest bout of activity, plumes of ash and steam have erupted from Zhupanovsky regularly. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84386&src=nha *** Image from Sep 11, 2014 (Posted on Sep 15, 2014 4:59 PM) -------------------------------------------------------------- ...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 September 16, 2014 * NASA to Make Major Announcement Today About Astronaut Transport to the International Space Station *  Image Credit: NASA NASA will make a major announcement today at 4 p.m. EDT regarding the return of human spaceflight launches to the United States. The agency will make the announcement during a news conference ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 16 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 259 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2157 S15W74 097 0050 Cai 04 05 Beta-Gamma 2158 N16W66 089 0170 Dsi 04 71 Beta-Gamma 21 ...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 September 15, 2014 * NASA Awards Cross-track Infrared Sounder Instrument for the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 Mission * NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Exelis, Inc., Geospatial Systems, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Instrument for flight on the Joint Polar Satellite System ...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 September 15, 2014 * NASA Announces 2014 Aeronautics Scholarship Recipients * NASA has selected 20 students from across the nation to receive the agency's Aeronautics Scholarship for the 2014-2015 school year. This scholarship program, which is in its seventh year, is designed to assist undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HAPPY CAMP COMPLEX FIRE, CALIFORNIA Lightning ignited a fire near Happy Camp, California, in August that had burned over 99,000 acres (40,000 hectares) as of September 9, 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84329&src=nha *** Image from Sep 07, 2014 (Posted on Sep 08, 2014 5:44 PM) MEADOW FIRE, CALIFORNIA A ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE ODILE A major storm in the Eastern Pacific brings high winds and heavy rainfall to the Baja California peninsula. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84378&src=nha *** Image from Sep 14, 2014 (Posted on Sep 15, 2014 9:16 AM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOLCAN ...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 September 15, 2014 * FMA Live! Celebrates a Decade of STEM Success with 2014 Fall Tour *  FMA Live! Celebrating a Decade of STEM SuccessImage Credit: NASA/Honeywell  NASA and Honeywell are kicking off the 2014 fall tour this week of the award-winning science education program FMA LIVE! Forces in Motion with performances at t ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-37 2014 September 14 at 8:34 p.m. MDT (2014 September 15 0234 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 8-14 A category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm occurred on 0155 UTC on 12 September due to a coronal mass ejection (CME) that was associated with a long duration M4/1n xray flare that originated from Region 2158 (N16, L=87, class/area Dkc/440 on 11 Septem ...Continue Reading