January 7, 2014 * RELEASE 14-006 * * AAS Meeting Highlights Several New Hubble Science Findings * NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is providing a new perspective on the remote universe, including new views of young and distant galaxies bursting with stars. Scientists described the findings Tuesday in a news conference sponsored by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Highlighted in the briefing were three discoveries -- four unusually bright galaxies as they appeared 13 billion years ago, the deepe ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOG FROM AMBRYM VOLCANO Ambrym Volcano in the Vanuatu archipelago remains active in 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82783&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 07, 2014 (Posted on Jan 07, 2014 12:50 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NORTH AMERICAN COLD SPELL ...Continue Reading

January 7, 2014 * RELEASE 14-008 * * Recently Reactivated NASA Spacecraft Spots Its First New Asteroid * The six red dots in this composite picture indicate the location of the first new near-Earth asteroid seen by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE).Image Credit: NASA NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft has spotted a never-before-seen asteroid -- its first such discovery since coming out of hibernation last year. NEOWISE origin ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2099 Issue Time: 2014 Jan 07 1533 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2014 Jan 07 1525 UTC Station: GOES13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or upda ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 188 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. International Space Station Crew to Connect with Virginia Students 2. NASA Television Coverage Set for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station 3. NASA Television Updates Coverage for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 08:59:32 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: International Space Station Crew to Connect with Virginia Stude ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jan 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 7 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jan 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1937 S13W85 195 0160 Dai 09 21 Beta-Gamma 1938 S14W73 183 0010 Hrx 02 01 Alpha 1942 N10W ...Continue Reading

January 6, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-003 * * NASA and Smithsonian to Host 10 Year Anniversary Events for Mars Rovers * Media and public are invited to attend events hosted by NASA and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM), in Washington, to commemorate 10 years of roving across Mars. Anniversary  activities will showcase the images and achievements of the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, both launched by NASA in the summer of 2003. Activities also will ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW YEAR'S BLIZZARD The first storm of 2014 brought blizzard conditions to parts of the northeastern United States. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82770&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 03, 2014 (Posted on Jan 03, 2014 3:59 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- RECORD RAIN FLOODS B ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW YEAR'S BLIZZARD The first storm of 2014 brought blizzard conditions to parts of the northeastern United States. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82770&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 03, 2014 (Posted on Jan 03, 2014 3:59 PM) ------------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

January 6, 2014 * RELEASE 14-005 * * NASA's Fermi Makes First Gamma-ray Study of a Gravitational Lens * An international team of astronomers, using NASA's Fermi observatory, has made the first-ever gamma-ray measurements of a gravitational lens, a kind of natural telescope formed when a rare cosmic alignment allows the gravity of a massive object to bend and amplify light from a more distant source. This accomplishment opens new avenues for research, including a novel way to probe emission regions n ...Continue Reading