:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 07 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 341 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2218 N17W90 111 0090 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2222 S20W64 085 0650 Cko 13 06 Beta-Gamma 2226 S1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 06 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 340 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2218 N17W77 110 0110 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2222 S20W51 085 0560 Eki 14 23 Beta-Gamma 2225 S1 ...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 December 5, 2014 * NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft Recently Returned From Space *  Click this link or the image above to view the video  Media are invited to view NASA's Orion spacecraft Monday, Dec. 8 at Naval Base San Diego. Orion successfully completed its first flight test Friday, traveling 3,600 miles above Earth to ...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 December 5, 2014 * Statement by John P. Holdren on the Successful Test Launch and Recovery of the Orion Spacecraft * Upon successful launch and recovery of the Orion spacecraft on Friday White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren issued the following statement: "With today’s successful te ...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 December 5, 2014 * NASA’s New Orion Spacecraft Completes First Spaceflight Test * Major Milestone on Agency's Journey to Mars  Following a perfect launch and more than four hours in Earth's orbit, NASA's Orion spacecraft is seen from an unpiloted aircraft descending under three massive red and white main parachutes, and shortly after it ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 05 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 339 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2217 S15W82 130 0030 Dao 09 03 Beta 2218 N17W63 111 0140 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2221 N05W40 ...Continue Reading

December 4, 2014 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the newly processed Aquarius-CAP v3.0 data covering the month of October 2014.  CAP Level 2 and 3 products are described and discoverable via the PO.DAAC data portal http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/datasetlist?search=CAP 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 October, and will be augment ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Dec 04 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 338 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Dec 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2217 S17W63 124 0150 Dai 09 09 Beta-Gamma 2218 N17W51 111 0130 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 2221 N0 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ERUPTION AT MOUNT ASO Mount Aso, a large stratovolcano in southern Japan, erupted in November 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84830&src=nha *** Image from Nov 29, 2014 (Posted on Dec 03, 2014 10:02 AM) SIGNS OF AN ERUPTION AT ZHUPANOVSKY VOLCANO In late October, 2013, explosions lif ...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 December 3, 2014 * NASA to Hold Dec. 8 Media Teleconference on Mars Rover Curiosity Observations *  This small ridge, about 3 feet long, appears to resist wind erosion more than the flatter plates around it. Such differences are among the traits NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is examining at selected rock targets at the base of Mount Sharp. ...Continue Reading