:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Oct 19 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 292 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2186 S20W70 017 0110 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2187 S09W12 319 0210 Cso 10 10 Beta 2192 S13E56 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Oct 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 291 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2186 S20W57 017 0160 Hsx 03 02 Alpha 2187 S09W00 320 0200 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 2192 S13E68 ...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 October 17, 2014 * NASA Partners with Leading Technology Innovators to Enable Future Exploration * NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visits a contractor partner clean room to view a satellite before launch. Hands-on experiences with technology partners will help technology drive exploration. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Recognizing that te ...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 October 17, 2014 * Boeing Concludes Commercial Crew Space Act Agreement for CST-100/Atlas V * Boeing has successfully completed the final milestone of its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) Space Act Agreement with NASA. The work and testing completed under the agreement resulted in significant maturation of Boeing’s crew ...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 October 17, 2014 * New Commercial Rocket Descent Data May Help NASA with Future Mars Landings *  Click this link or the image above to view the videoNASA successfully captured thermal images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on its descent after it launched in September from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The data from these the ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE GONZALO The most potent storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season tracked from the edge of the Caribbean to Bermuda, with potential impacts expected as far as Nova Scotia and the United Kingdom. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84574&src=nha *** Image from Oct 16, 2014 (Posted on Oct 17, 201 ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 703 2014 Oct 17 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LVDB ---- The orbital/suborbital launch vehicle database http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/ has been updated. International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 41 is underway with commander Max Suraev and flight engineers FE-5 Reid Wiseman and FE-6 Alex Gerst. On Sep 25 at 2025 UTC the Soyuz TMA-14M f ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Oct 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 290 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2186 S20W44 017 0170 Cso 04 03 Beta 2187 S10E16 317 0220 Cso 13 06 Beta 2189 N23W07 ...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 October 16, 2014 * NASA’s Hubble Finds Extremely Distant Galaxy through Cosmic Magnifying Glass *  The mammoth galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is so massive that its powerful gravity bends the light from galaxies far behind it, making these otherwise unseen background objects appear larger and brighter than they would normally. Image Credit: ...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 October 16, 2014 * NASA TV to Air Russian Spacewalk from International Space Station *  Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev and Flight Engineer Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency will don Orlan spacesuits and step outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 22, to perform work on the exterior of the stat ...Continue Reading