February 26th 2014 PDT
February 26, 2014 * RELEASE 14-059 * * NASA's Kepler Mission Announces a Planet Bonanza, 715 New Worlds * NASA's Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our own solar system. Nearly 95 percent of these planets are smaller than Neptune, which is almost four times the size of Earth. This discovery marks a significant increase in the number of known small-sized planets more akin to Eart ...Continue Reading
February 26th 2014 PDT
February 26, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-031 * * NASA Updates Media on Spacewalk Safety Investigation * NASA will host a teleconference at 2 p.m. EST today to discuss the findings of an investigation into the July 2013 spacewalk at the International Space Station when water built up in an astronaut's spacesuit helmet. Telecon participants are: • Chris Hansen, chairman of the Mishap Investigation Board • William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA's Human Explor ...Continue Reading
February 25th 2014 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Feb 26 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 57 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Feb 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1981 S08W47 219 0110 Eai 13 14 Beta 1982 S10W36 207 0330 Esc 13 43 Beta-Gamma 1984 S18W ...Continue Reading
February 25th 2014 PDT
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (25 February 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * A Thousand Miles from Nowhere http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83203&src=eoa-iotd * Large Landslide Detected in Southeastern Alaska http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83195&src=eoa-iotd * The Koreas at Night http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83182&src=eoa-iotd * Fires in Flor ...Continue Reading
February 25th 2014 PDT
February 25, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-035 * * Missouri and Pennsylvania Students to Talk Live with Space Station Crew * Crew members of Expedition 38, currently aboard the International Space Station, will make space-to-Earth connections with students and faculty in Pennsylvania and Missouri this week to share what it is like to live and work in space. Both calls will be broadcast on NASA Television and live-streamed on the agency's website. Students from Temple University's School of Media and Co ...Continue Reading
February 25th 2014 PDT
February 25, 2014 * RELEASE 14-058 * * NASA Responds to California's Evolving Drought * NASA is partnering with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop and apply new technology and products to better manage and monitor the state's water resources and respond to its ongoing drought. NASA scientists, DWR water managers, university researchers and other state resource management agencies will collaborate to apply advanced remote sensing and improved forecast modeling ...Continue Reading
February 24th 2014 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Feb 25 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 56 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Feb 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1981 S07W34 218 0200 Eai 13 34 Beta 1982 S10W22 206 0450 Ekc 13 68 Beta-Gamma 1986 N13E ...Continue Reading
February 24th 2014 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES About half of the fires that burn in the United States in a given year are in the Southeast, where fire is an important land management tool. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83166&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 17, 2014 (Posted on Feb 20, 2014 1:03 PM) -- FLOODS ...Continue Reading
February 24th 2014 PDT
February 24, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-034 * * NASA to Discuss Earth Science Help for California Drought * NASA officials will participate in a media briefing at 9:30 a.m. PST Tuesday, Feb. 25 about the agency's work to use its Earth observation assets to help the state of California better manage its water resources and monitor and respond to its ongoing drought. The briefing will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center, Room 103, 1400 J Street in Sacramento. Media will be able to listen and ...Continue Reading
February 24th 2014 PDT
February 24, 2014 * RELEASE 14-056 * * NASA to Hold Asteroid Initiative Opportunities Forum * As the next step in advancing NASA’s asteroid initiative, the agency will host an Opportunities Forum March 26 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The forum, which is open to industry, academia and interested individuals, will provide status updates from ongoing asteroid redirect mission studies and summarize how responses to a 2013 Request for Information (RFI) are helping improve mission planning ...Continue Reading
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