Can't make it to the NACA Centennial Symposium at the National Air and Space Museum on Tuesday and Wednesday? You can catch all of the action online at the Museum's webcasting site: http://airandspace.si.edu/events/webcasts.cfm or on the NASA TV educational channel (available on u-stream at): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-educational  Find the schedule for the panels here: http://www.nasa.gov/naca_symposium/#.VPTGgTq9UyB  Find out more about the NACA: http://www.nasa.gov/naca100 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DEEP FREEZE IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES Persistent blasts of Arctic air masses led to extensive snow and ice cover in the winter of 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85387&src=nha *** Image from Feb 15, 2015 (Posted on Feb 26, 2015 4:47 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) ...Continue Reading

They face off on the frozen tundra and in the searing deserts. They meet high in the stratosphere and in the depths of the ocean. They clash on the remotest of islands and in the brightly-lit urban centers. They are the best and brightest of Earth’s stars, and they meet again in friendly international competition.   Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will meet in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner. From March 2 through April 6, you can vote for your favorite images from the past ye ...Continue Reading

They face off on the frozen tundra and in the searing deserts. They meet high in the stratosphere and in the depths of the ocean. They clash on the remotest of islands and in the brightly-lit urban centers. They are the best and brightest of Earth’s stars, and they meet again in friendly international competition.   Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will meet in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner. From March 2 through April 6, you can vote for your favorite images from the past ye ...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 2, 2015 * NASA Administrator Lauds Senator Mikulski for Championing America’s Space Program * The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Monday’s announcement by Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski of her plan to retire from Congress in 2016: “Senator Mikulski has been a tireless champion for NASA, and ...Continue Reading

They face off on the frozen tundra and in the searing deserts. They meet high in the stratosphere and in the depths of the ocean. They clash on the remotest of islands and in the brightly-lit urban centers. They are the best and brightest of Earth’s stars, and they meet again in friendly international competition.   Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will meet in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner. From March 2 through April 6, you can vote for your favorite images from the past ye ...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 2, 2015 * NASA Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival *  Ceres rotates in this sped-up movie comprised of images taken by NASA's Dawn mission during its approach to the dwarf planet. The images were taken on Feb. 19, 2015, from a distance of nearly 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers). Dawn observed Ceres for a full rotation of ...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 2, 2015 * NASA Astronauts on Space Station to Speak Live with Dallas Students * NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will speak with students and faculty from the School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG Magnet) at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas at 12:15 p.m. EST (11:15 a.m. CST) Thursday, March 5.  ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-9 2015 March 1 at 8:32 p.m. MST (2015 March 2 0332 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For February 23-March 1 G1 (minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 23 February and again on 01 March due to effects from a pair of recurrent coronal hole high speed streams. Outlook For March 2-8 G1 (minor) geomagnetic storms are likely on 02 March due to effects from ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 02 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 61 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2290 N20W83 065 0040 Hsx 04 02 Alpha 2292 S09W31 013 0030 Dai 05 05 Beta 2293 N06E02 ...Continue Reading