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 18, 2014 * NASA Releases First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole *  A new interactive mosaic from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter covers the north pole of the moon from 60 to 90 degrees north latitude at a resolution of 6-1/2 feet (2 meters) per pixel. Close-ups of Thales crater (right side) zoom in to re ...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 18, 2014 * Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch * NASA Television will broadcast prelaunch activities for the next three crew members flying to the International Space Station, followed by extensive live coverage of their launch and docking to the orbital laboratory Tuesday, March 25. Expedition 39/40 Fligh ...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 18, 2014 * NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards * NASA announced Tuesday the recipients of the agency's Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA) program at its inaugural Industry Forum. More than 30 nominations were received from all NASA centers. The SBIA program recognizes the outstanding ...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 18, 2014 * NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Solar Orbiter Mission * NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colo., to launch the Solar Orbiter Collaboration mission to study the sun in July 2017. The Solar Orbiter will launch on an Atlas V 411 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Cana ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 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 77 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2002 S18W58 326 0220 Eac 14 21 Beta-Gamma 2004 S10W31 299 0010 Bxo 04 03 Beta 2005 N13E ...Continue Reading

Tournament: Earth Round 3 Voting Voting is now open for the third round of Tournament Earth. After two rounds, only the Earthly Eight remain. Is your bracket busted? "The Global Toll of Fine Particulate Matter" is the only top seed remaining in the tournament; the low-ranked longshots are gone, too. Go cast your votes for the final four by 4pm ET (2100 UCT) on Friday, March 21! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=nha-ann -------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Tournament: Earth Round 3 Voting Voting is now open for the third round of Tournament Earth. After two rounds, only the Earthly Eight remain. Is your bracket busted? "The Global Toll of Fine Particulate Matter" is the only top seed remaining in the tournament; the low-ranked longshots are gone, too. Go cast your votes for the final four by 4pm ET (2100 UCT) on Friday, March 21! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=nha-ann -------------------------------------------------------------------- ...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 17, 2014 * Hubble Celebrates 24th Anniversary with Infrared Image of Nearby Star Factory *  This colorful collection of Hubble Space Telescope images of portion of the Monkey Head Nebula reveals a collection of carved knots of gas and dust silhouetted against glowing gas. The cloud is sculpted by ultraviolet light ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-11 2014 March 16 at 9:05 p.m. MDT (2014 March 17 0305 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 10-16 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed from 10 - 13 March due to flare activity from active solar Regions 1991, 1996 and 2002. A Category R2 (Moderate) radio blackout was observed on 12 March due to flare activity from active solar Region 1996. ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 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 76 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1998 S07W79 001 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2002 S18W44 326 0280 Ekc 12 24 Beta-Gamma 2003 N05 ...Continue Reading