The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOLCAN COPAHUE With a history of eruptions throughout the Twentieth Century, Volcan Copahue showed signs of new life in late 2012 and early 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84638&src=nha *** Image from Oct 21, 2014 (Posted on Oct 29, 2014 5:47 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 October 30, 2014 * NASA Astronaut Terry Virts Available for Interviews before His Space Station Mission *  NASA astronaut Terry Virts (center), Expedition 42 flight engineer and Expedition 43 commander; along with European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (background), both Expedition 4 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2134 Issue Time: 2014 Oct 30 1346 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2133 Begin Time: 2014 Oct 29 1345 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1467 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 Oct 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 303 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2192 S12W84 246 1500 Fkc 16 10 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2194 S11W49 211 0030 Hax 01 02 Alpha 2 ...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 October 29, 2014 * NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Completes Initial Assessment after Orbital Launch Mishap *  An aerial view of the Wallops Island launch facilities taken by the Wallops Incident Response Team Oct. 29 following the failed launch attempt of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket Oct. 28. Image Credit: NASA/Terry Zap ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT KILAUEA'S SUMMIT Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt, with lava from Pu'u O'o encroaching on forest to the north of the East Rift Zone. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84619&src=nha *** Image from Oct 24, 2014 (Posted on Oct 28, 2014 3:45 PM) --------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2133 Issue Time: 2014 Oct 29 1407 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2014 Oct 29 1345 UTC Station: GOES-13 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 Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or upd ...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 October 28, 2014 * NASA to Hold News Conference Following Orbital Launch Mishap Tonight * NASA will hold a news conference on NASA Television tonight at approximately 8:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the mishap that occurred at Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during the attempted laun ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Oct 29 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 302 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2192 S13W71 246 2680 Fkc 20 36 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2194 S11W36 211 0030 Hax 01 01 Alpha 2 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (28 October 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * World of Change: Coastline Change http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/cape_cod.php?src=eoa-features The shoreline of Cape Cod provides a visual case study in the evolution and dynamic motion of barrier islands and spits. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Fires in ...Continue Reading