The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CANADA Several fires burned in Canada in summer 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84212&src=nha *** Image from Aug 17, 2014 (Posted on Aug 20, 2014 10:51 AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://natu ...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 25, 2014 * NASA Awards Contract Option on Test and Operations Support Contract * NASA has exercised the first option to extend the period of performance of its Test and Operations Support Contract (TOSC) with Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, TN, to September 30, 2016. Jacobs Technology Inc. will provide continued overall ma ...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 25, 2014 * Space Station Astronauts to Speak with California Elementary School Students * Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson and Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA, currently orbiting Earth aboard the International Space Station, will speak with students and educators at Elliott Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove, Califor ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-34 2014 August 25 at 1:41 a.m. MDT (2014 August 25 0741 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 18-24 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 21-22 August due to flare activity from active sunspot Region 2149. A category R2 (Moderate) radio blackout was observed on 24 August due to flare activity from active sunspot Region 2151. A catego ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 25 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 237 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2141 N17W76 029 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2142 N09W77 030 0030 Cao 03 03 Beta 2143 S04W80 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 24 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 236 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2141 N16W63 029 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2143 S06W66 032 0120 Cai 06 09 Beta 2146 N10W18 ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 58 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Former NASA Astronaut Steven Nagel Dies ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:09:01 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Former NASA Astronaut Steven Nagel Dies August 22, 2014 Jenny Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #RELEASE: J14-008 Former NASA Astronaut Steven Nagel Dies Former NASA astronaut Steven R. Nagel, who served as a mission specialist on ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 23 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 235 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2139 N16W74 054 0010 Bxo 10 03 Beta 2141 N16W49 029 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2143 S05W53 ...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 22, 2014 * NASA Awards Research Facilities and Engineering Support Services Contract * NASA has awarded a contract for research facilities and engineering support services to InuTeq, LLC of Greenbelt, Maryland, in support of the Mission Information and Test Systems Directorate at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, ...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 22, 2014 * NASA Picks Top Earth Data Challenge Ideas, Opens Call for Climate Apps *  OpenNEX Challenge Phase IIImage Credit: NASA NASA has selected four ideas from the public for innovative uses of climate projections and Earth-observing satellite data. The agency also has announced a follow-on challenge with awards of ...Continue Reading