var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option June 17, 2014 * NASA Aeronautics Makes Strides to Bring Back Supersonic Passenger Travel *  NASA F/A-18 mission support aircraft were used to create low-intensity sonic booms during a resaerch project at the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The Waveforms and Sonic boom Perception and Response, or WSPR, pr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jun 17 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 168 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Jun 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2087 S18W08 153 0110 Csi 06 09 Beta 2089 N18W52 197 0270 Dkc 08 15 Beta-Gamma-Delta 20 ...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 June 16, 2014 * NASA Sets Media Events for OCO-2 Launch from California * The launch of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission (OCO-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is scheduled for Tuesday, July 1. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 2 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is targeted for 5:56 a.m. E ...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 June 16, 2014 * Rocket Week Launches June 21 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility * Students and educators from across the United States will become "rocket scientists" during two workshops at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia this month. The seventh annual RockOn! workshop, conducted in partnership with the Co ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE CRISTINA Tropical Cyclone Cristina reached Category 4 status as it moved west over the eastern Pacific Ocean in June 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83863&src=nha *** Image from Jun 12, 2014 (Posted on Jun 13, 2014 12:25 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- 2014 WORLD CUP Brazil is hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer (football) championship. Twelve cities will host games between June 12 and July 13. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83866&src=nha *** Image from May 28, 2014 (Posted on Jun 13, 2014 3:13 PM) ---------------------------------------------- ...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 June 16, 2014 * NASA Update to Highlight Progress, Upcoming Milestones for Asteroid Redirect Mission, Observation, Grand Challenge * On Thursday, June 19, NASA will host a televised update on recent progress and upcoming milestones in the agency’s efforts to identify, capture and relocate an asteroid, and send astronauts to tak ...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 June 16, 2014 * NASA Hubble to Begin Search Beyond Pluto for a New Horizons Mission Target * After careful consideration and analysis, the Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee has recommended using Hubble to search for an object the Pluto-bound NASA New Horizons mission could visit after its flyby of Pluto in July 2015. This is a ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-24 2014 June 15 at 9:33 p.m. MDT (2014 June 16 0333 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 9-15 No G1 or greater geomagnetic storms were observed. R3 (Strong) radio blackouts were observed on 10-11 Jun. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 11-15 Jun. No S1 or greater solar radiation storms were observed. Outlook For June 16-22 No G1 or g ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jun 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 167 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jun 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2082 N15W93 252 0060 Cao 08 02 Beta 2087 S18E03 156 0150 Dso 07 05 Beta 2089 N18W38 ...Continue Reading