Folks:            We are pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for a history book project covering NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program.  Details are at http://1.usa.gov/1ukw5xT online.  Please address any questions to Raymond Jones via email before December 12.  The deadline for proposals is January 12, 2015.  Feel free to circulate this information to anybody who might be interested.  Thanks very much.       & ...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 November 21, 2014 * NASA Announces New Opportunities for Public Participation in Asteroid Grand Challenge *  Team NOVA Took the Winning Hackathon PrizeImage Credit: NASA  Ten new projects are providing opportunities for the public to participate in NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge, which accelerates the agency's asteroid init ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Nov 21 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 325 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Nov 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2208 S11W82 314 0010 Bxo 03 02 Beta 2209 S16W16 248 0970 Fko 16 24 Beta-Gamma-Delta 22 ...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 November 20, 2014 * NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Ionospheric Connection Explorer * NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, to provide launch services for the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission. ICON is targeted to launch in June 2017 from the Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in th ...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 November 20, 2014 * NASA Selects Student Teams for High-Powered Rocket Challenge * NASA has selected eight teams from middle and high schools across the country to participate in the 2014-2015 NASA Student Launch Challenge, April 7-12, organized by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Student Launch Challeng ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2140 Issue Time: 2014 Nov 20 1447 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2139 Begin Time: 2014 Nov 16 1315 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2815 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Nov 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 324 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Nov 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2208 S10W68 313 0010 Bxo 07 04 Beta 2209 S14W03 248 0930 Fko 19 16 Beta-Gamma-Delta 22 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2139 Issue Time: 2014 Nov 19 1317 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2138 Begin Time: 2014 Nov 16 1315 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3095 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Nov 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 323 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Nov 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2208 S12W54 312 0010 Bxo 07 02 Beta 2209 S13E07 251 1100 Fkc 27 26 Beta-Gamma-Delta 22 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 November 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Inside the Bering Sea Superstorm http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84743&src=eoa-iotd * Plumes from Pavlof Volcano http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84747&src=eoa-iotd * Florida at Night http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84737&src=eoa-iotd * Finding a Constellation with a Lase ...Continue Reading