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 18, 2014 * NASA Selects Texas State University to Provide Educator Professional Development * NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project has awarded approximately $15 million in a new, five-year cooperative agreement to Texas State University at San Marcos to provide educator professional development using NASA-r ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-33 2014 August 17 at 7:40 p.m. MDT (2014 August 18 0140 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 11-17 No space weather storms were observed this period. Outlook For August 18-24 No space weather storms are expected throughout the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the Intern ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 18 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 230 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2135 N16W87 133 0060 Hax 02 02 Alpha 2139 N14W14 060 0100 Cai 10 13 Beta-Gamma 2141 N1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 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 229 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2135 N15W73 132 0080 Hax 03 02 Alpha 2139 N14W00 059 0130 Dac 10 17 Beta-Gamma 2141 N1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 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 228 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2135 N13W59 131 0090 Cso 10 02 Beta 2139 N13E14 058 0140 Eac 11 27 Beta-Gamma 2141 N15 ...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 15, 2014 * NASA Opens Media Accreditation for Next SpaceX Station Resupply Mission * Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s next cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station by SpaceX. The Dragon spacecraft tentatively is scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 74 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Stardust Team Reports Discovery of First Potential Interstellar Space Particles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:53:42 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Stardust Team Reports Discovery of First Potential Interstellar Space Particles August 14, 2014 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 Report ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Aug 15 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 227 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Aug 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2135 N13W45 130 0140 Cso 10 03 Beta 2137 S18W77 162 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2139 N13E28 ...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 14, 2014 * Stardust Team Reports Discovery of First Potential Interstellar Space Particles *  The largest interstellar dust track found in the Stardust aerogel collectors was this 35 micron-long hole produced by a 3 picogram mote that was probably traveling so fast that it vaporized upon impact. The other two likely interst ...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 14, 2014 * NASA to Investigate Climate Impacts of Arctic Sea Ice Loss *  Click this link or the image above to view the video  A new NASA field campaign will begin flights over the Arctic this summer to study the effect of sea ice retreat on Arctic climate. The Arctic Radiation IceBridge Sea and Ice Experiment (ARISE) will co ...Continue Reading