var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option August 20, 2014 * Media Day at Wallops for NASA Hurricane Airborne Mission *  Two NASA Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft will fly over and around hurricanes to study how they form and intensify. The research flights originate from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.Image Credit: NASA  As the Atlantic Ocean's hurricane seas ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 20 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 232 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2139 N14W39 057 0050 Cao 05 05 Beta 2141 N16W05 023 0080 Esi 11 09 Beta 2143 S04W12 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 August 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Retreat of Yakutat Glacier http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84180&src=eoa-iotd * Change in the Air http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84119&src=eoa-iotd * Eastern Mediterranean Coastline at Night http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84209&src=eoa-iotd * Dam Breach at Mount Polley ...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 August 19, 2014 * NASA to Air Panel Discussion about Ancient Earth and Habitable Planets * NASA Television will live broadcast a discussion Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. EDT, with leading science experts describing what is known about our ancient Earth and how that information can guide the search for habitable planets orb ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 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 231 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2139 N13W24 057 0060 Cso 10 09 Beta 2141 N16E08 025 0100 Esi 11 13 Beta 2143 S05E04 ...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 August 18, 2014 * NASA's RXTE Satellite Decodes the Rhythm of an Unusual Black Hole * Astronomers have uncovered rhythmic pulsations from a rare type of black hole 12 million light-years away by sifting through archival data from NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite. The signals have helped astronomers identify an unusual mids ...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 August 18, 2014 * NASA Awards Modification to Engineering and Science Services Contract * NASA has signed a contract modification with Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, for a one-year option with a potential value of $120 million to extend the Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation contract at NASAâ ...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 August 18, 2014 * NASA Selects Texas State University to Provide Educator Professional Development * NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project has awarded approximately $15 million in a new, five-year cooperative agreement to Texas State University at San Marcos to provide educator professional development using NASA-r ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-33 2014 August 17 at 7:40 p.m. MDT (2014 August 18 0140 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 11-17 No space weather storms were observed this period. Outlook For August 18-24 No space weather storms are expected throughout the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the Intern ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 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 230 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2135 N16W87 133 0060 Hax 02 02 Alpha 2139 N14W14 060 0100 Cai 10 13 Beta-Gamma 2141 N1 ...Continue Reading