January 28, 2014 * RELEASE 14-036 * * NASA Ramps Up Space Launch System Sound Suppression Testing * Space Launch System acoustics testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The first round of acoustic tests on a scale model of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is underway. The tests will allow engineers to verify the design of the sound suppression system being developed for the agency's new deep space rocket. The testing, which began Jan. 16 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight C ...Continue Reading

January 28, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-024 * * NASA's 2013 Astronaut Candidates Promote STEM Education at Smithsonian Event * NASA's 2013 Astronaut Class: From left to right are Tyler N. (Nick) Hague, Andrew R. Morgan, Jessica U. Meir, Christina M. Hammock, Nicole Aunapu Mann, Josh A. Cassada, Anne C. McClain and Victor J. Glover.Image Credit: NASA NASA Television will provide live coverage at 10 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 30 of an educational event at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Mu ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 120 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Application Deadline Approaches for NASA STEM Program for High School Girls 2. International Fitness Challenge Comes to Ed White Elementary 3. NASAs Johnson Space Center to Close for Winter Weather ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:00:01 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Application Deadline Approaches for NASA STEM Program for High School Girls January 27, 20 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jan 28 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 28 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jan 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1959 S24W45 238 0150 Dso 09 05 Beta 1960 S16W43 237 0150 Cao 03 04 Beta 1965 S14W10 2 ...Continue Reading

January 27, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-022 * * NASA 2013 Astronaut Class to Visit White House for State of STEM (SoSTEM) Address * At 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 29, eight NASA astronaut candidates will join John P. Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and students from Washington area schools for the annual White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) address. NASA Television will provide live coverage of this event to promote STEM ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BUSHFIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA Extreme heat and strong winds fueled smoky grass fires in southeastern Australia in January 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82934&src=nha *** OLI(Landsat 8) image from Jan 19, 2014 (Posted on Jan 23, 2014 1:03 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new imag ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE IN EASTERN CHINA Thick haze hovered over eastern China winter 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82958&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 23, 2014 (Posted on Jan 24, 2014 3:38 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of ...Continue Reading

January 27, 2014 * RELEASE 14-034 * * NASA, JAXA Prepare Rain and Snow Satellite for Launch * The world enters a new era of global weather observing and climate science in February with the launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a new international science satellite built by NASA. GPM, a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is scheduled to launch Feb. 27 from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The observatory will link data fro ...Continue Reading

January 27, 2014 * RELEASE 14-032 * * Application Deadline Approaches for NASA STEM Program for High School Girls * NASA is accepting applications until noon CST Monday, Feb. 3, for its 2014 Women in STEM High School (WISH) Aerospace Scholars program, in which high school junior girls can jump-start their future careers by exploring possibilities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Applicants must be female high school juniors who are U.S. citizens, have a cumulative grade po ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-4 2014 January 26 at 10:50 p.m. MST (2014 January 27 0550 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 20-26 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For January 27-February 2 Category R1 (Minor) and R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts are expected with a slight chance for R3 (Strong) from 27 January through 02 February due to potential flare activity f ...Continue Reading