Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 21, 2014 * NASA Seeks Proposals on Asteroid Redirect Mission Concepts Development * In support of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission – a key part of the agency’s stepping stone path to send humans to Mars – agency officials are seeking proposals for studies on advanced technology development. Thr ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 20, 2014 * NASA to Host Media Teleconference on an Asteroid Initiative Broad Agency Announcement * NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Friday, March 21, to discuss the same-day release of its Asteroid Initiative Announcement of Opportunities. Telecon participants are: -- Greg Williams, deputy associa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 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 80 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2004 S10W73 302 0050 Cao 05 05 Beta 2005 N13W37 266 0250 Hhx 03 01 Alpha 2008 S11E03 ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 20, 2014 * NASA's Spitzer Telescope Brings 360-Degree View of Galaxy to Our Fingertips *  A new panorama from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows us our galaxy's plane all the way around us in infrared light. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Wisconsin. Touring the Milky Way now is as easy as clicking a b ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 20, 2014 * NASA Statement on Sustainability Study * The following is a statement from NASA regarding erroneous media reports crediting the agency with an academic paper on population and societal impacts. "A soon-to-be published research paper 'Human and Nature Dynamics (HANDY): Modeling Inequality and Use of Re ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES A passing cold front kicked up a wall of dust that blew through northern Texas on March 11 and 18, 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83375&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 18, 2014 (Posted on Mar 19, 2014 5:22 PM) * http://earthobservator ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 49 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:51:38 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch March 18, 2014 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #RELEASE 14-081 Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch NASA ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 19, 2014 * NASA Launches Its Third Global 'Codeathon' with New Coastal Flooding Challenge * NASA along with space agencies around the world are preparing for the third annual International Space Apps Challenge, which will be held April 12-13. Participants will develop mobile applications, software, hardware, data ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 19, 2014 * NASA Launches Its Third Global 'Codeathon' with New Coastal Flooding Challenge * NASA along with space agencies around the world are preparing for the third annual International Space Apps Challenge, which will be held April 12-13. Participants will develop mobile applications, software, hardware, data ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 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 79 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2002 S18W86 328 0030 Cao 04 02 Beta 2004 S10W59 301 0060 Dao 05 09 Beta 2005 N13W23 2 ...Continue Reading