Jonathan's Space Report No. 707 2014 Dec 31 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 42 continues with commander Barry Wilmore, FE-1 Aleksandr Samokutyaev, FE-2 Elena Serova, FE-3 Anton Shkaplerov, FE-4 Samantha Cristoforetti, and FE-5 Terry Virts. Soyuz TMA-14M is docked at Poisk; Soyuz TMA-15M is docked at Rassvet; Progress M- ...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 December 31, 2014 * NASA Highlights Astrophysics Discoveries at American Astronomical Society Meeting * NASA researchers will present a wide range of new astrophysics findings at the 225th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The AAS meeting runs Sunday, Jan. 4 through Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Washington State Conve ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2148 Issue Time: 2014 Dec 31 1402 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2014 Dec 31 1355 UTC Station: GOES-13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 31 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 365 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2246 N23W43 107 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2247 S19W32 096 0000 Axx 04 01 Alpha 2248 S14W17 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (30 December 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Australia's Ephemeral Lake Mackay http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84984&src=eoa-iotd * Eruption at Fogo http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84987&src=eoa-iotd * Marzuq Sand Sea, Libya http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84970&src=eoa-iotd * Saltiest Pond on Earth http://earth ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ERUPTION AT FOGO On November 23, this volcanic island in the Cabo Verde archipelago began erupting lava and volcanic gases. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84987&src=nha *** Image from Dec 24, 2014 (Posted on Dec 29, 2014 3:34 PM) ----------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 30 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 364 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2246 N17W30 107 0070 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2247 S24W21 099 0010 Bxo 03 02 Beta 2248 S21W06 ...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 December 29, 2014 * NASA Updates Pre-Launch Briefings for Upcoming Resupply Mission to Space Station * The fifth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract now is scheduled to launch about 6:18 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WHITE CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII Snow dusts the tops of volcanoes on Hawaii's Big Island. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84981&src=nha *** Image from Dec 25, 2014 (Posted on Dec 26, 2014 1:17 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA Thick haze, clouds, and fog ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-52 2014 December 28 at 7:10 p.m. MST (2014 December 29 0210 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 22-28 G1 (minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 22 December due to effects from a coronal mass ejection. R1 (minor) solar radiation storms were observed on 22 and 27 December due to solar flares from Regions 2242 and 2249. Outlook For December 29-J ...Continue Reading