The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 September 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Roiling Flows on Holuhraun Lava Field http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84316&src=eoa-iotd * Smoke in Yosemite http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84320&src=eoa-iotd * Thunderstorms over Borneo http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84308&src=eoa-iotd * Measuring Earth's Magnetism ...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 September 9, 2014 * NASA Holds Teleconference to Discuss Science Campaign of Curiosity Mars Rover *  Artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech  NASA will host a teleconferenc ...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 September 9, 2014 * Hubble Finds Supernova Companion Star after Two Decades of Searching *  This is an artist’s impression of supernova 1993J, which exploded in the galaxy M81. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have identified the blue helium-burning companion star, seen at the center of the expanding nebula of debris ...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 September 9, 2014 * NASA Announces Media Briefing on Arctic Climate Change Campaigns *  Changing sea ice and climate conditions in the Arctic are the focus of three NASA airborne research campaigns in the field this summer and fall.Image Credit: NASA/Maria-Jose Viñas Earth’s northern polar region, one of the most rapidly chan ...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 September 9, 2014 * NASA Selects Wallops Engineering Services Contract * NASA has awarded a contract to ASRC Space and Defense, Incorporate (AS&D) of Greenbelt, Maryland for the Wallops Engineering Services contract procurement for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s, Wallops Flight Facility, located at Wallops Island, Virginia. This c ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HAPPY CAMP COMPLEX FIRE, CALIFORNIA Lightning ignited a fire near Happy Camp, California, in August that had burned over 99,000 acres (40,000 hectares) as of September 9, 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84329&src=nha *** Image from Sep 07, 2014 (Posted on Sep 08, 2014 5:44 PM) MEADOW FIRE, CALIFORNIA A ...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 September 9, 2014 * NASA, Honeywell Bring Hip Hop Physics Tour to Greater Seattle Area * NASA and Honeywell are inviting media to participate in the west coast kickoff of the 10th anniversary celebration of their FMA Live! Forces in Motion tour. The tour show will visit three Seattle-area schools during the week of Sept. 15. The award ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 09 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 252 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2152 S15W92 207 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2155 S19E06 109 0100 Cao 03 04 Beta 2157 S14E17 ...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 September 8, 2014 * NASA Selects U.S. Firms to Provide Commercial Suborbital Flight Services * NASA has selected four companies to integrate and fly technology payloads on commercial suborbital reusable platforms that carry payloads near the boundary of space. The selection is part of NASA's continuing effort to foster a viable market ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN BANGLADESH AND INDIA Heavy rains triggered floods in parts of India and Bangladesh in summer 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84299&src=nha *** Image from Aug 29, 2014 (Posted on Sep 04, 2014 3:38 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- BARDARBUNGA VOLCANO In la ...Continue Reading