May 21, 2014 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the newly processed Aquarius-CAP v2.0 data for 2014.  CAP Level 2 and 3 products are described and discoverable via the PO.DAAC data portal and are being distributed via PODAAC’s general public ftp site, OPeNDAP, THREDDS and LAS.  Users should note that Aquarius data are processed through the end of April, and will be augmented on monthly intervals until v3.0 becomes available.  The lag is due ...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 May 21, 2014 * NASA Signs Agreement with Citizen Scientists Attempting to Communicate with Old Spacecraft *  Artist's concept image of ISEE-3 (ICE) spacecraft.Image Credit: NASA  NASA has given a green light to a group of citizen scientists attempting to breathe new scientific life into a more than 35-year old agency spacecr ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE CASPIAN SEA Dust blew over the Caspian Sea in May 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83721&src=nha *** Image from May 18, 2014 (Posted on May 21, 2014 1:08 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SHISHALDIN VOLCANO, UNIMAK ISLAND, ALASKA Acti ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 53 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA Television Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 09:57:23 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA Television Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch May 20, 2014 Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #MEDIA ADVISORY M14-095 NASA Television Cover ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 May 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 141 Issued at 0030Z on 21 May 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2060 S13W89 232 0060 Hax 02 02 Alpha 2061 S25W49 192 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2063 N09W38 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (20 May 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * 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/ * Wildfires in Irkutsk http:/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SIBERIA The 2014 fire season in Siberia. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83702&src=nha *** Image from May 18, 2014 (Posted on May 19, 2014 2:59 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN SOUTHERN EUROPE Flooding in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Nat ...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 May 20, 2014 * NASA Television Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch * NASA Television will broadcast prelaunch activities for the next three crew members flying to the International Space Station, followed by extensive live coverage of their launch and docking to the orbital laboratory Wednesday, May 28. Expedition 40/41 Fl ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 144 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science from Space Station 2. NASA Announces Space Station Research and Development Conference 3. NASA Awards Safety and Fire Operations Contract ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 08:48:54 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science from Space Station May 18, 2014 Dan Huot ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 May 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 140 Issued at 0030Z on 20 May 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2060 S13W74 229 0080 Hax 03 02 Alpha 2061 S25W36 191 0090 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 2063 N12W24 ...Continue Reading