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 16, 2014 * NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite * NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. TESS will launch aboard a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, with liftoff targeted for August 2017 from Cape Canaveral Air Forc ...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 16, 2014 * NASA Rover Finds Active, Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars *  This image illustrates possible ways methane might be added to Mars' atmosphere (sources) and removed from the atmosphere (sinks). NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected fluctuations in methane concentration in the atmosphere, implying both types of act ...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 16, 2014 * NASA Analysis: 11 Trillion Gallons to Replenish California Drought Losses * NASA satellite data reveal the severity of California’s drought on water resources across the state. This map shows the trend in water storage between September 2011 and September 2014.Image Credit: NASA JPL It will take about 11 trillion g ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 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 350 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2230 S15W60 323 0150 Cao 06 06 Beta 2232 N10W31 294 0010 Bxo 07 02 Beta 2234 N04W57 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY As is often the case in winter, a layer of haze filled Kashmir Valley in December 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84862&src=nha *** Image from Dec 05, 2014 (Posted on Dec 09, 2014 10:37 AM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN LUZON Slow-mo ...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 15, 2014 * NASA Tests Software That May Help Increase Flight Efficiency, Decrease Aircraft Noise *  NASA flight engineer Roy Roper (left) reviews laptop displays showing the ASTAR data with Boeing principal investigator Gabe Brewer during a ground simulation. Image Credit: Boeing NASA researchers Friday began flight tests o ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2147 Issue Time: 2014 Dec 15 1431 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2014 Dec 15 1430 UTC Station: GOES13 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 subscri ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-50 2014 December 14 at 6:55 p.m. MST (2014 December 15 0155 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 8-14 A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm was observed on 12 December. R1 (minor) radio blackouts were observed on 13 and 14 December. No S1 (minor) or greater space radiation events were observed, although 10 MeV proton flux at geosynchronous orbit was enhanc ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 15 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 349 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2227 S04W87 003 0080 Hax 02 01 Alpha 2230 S15W45 321 0160 Dsc 07 08 Beta 2232 N09W17 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 14 0207 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 348 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2227 S04W72 001 0150 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2230 S15W32 321 0190 Dac 07 21 Beta-Gamma 2232 N1 ...Continue Reading