January 21, 2014 * RELEASE 14-023 * * NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation * NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's next Mars rover in 2020, twice the usual number submitted for instrument competitions in the recent past, and an indicator of the extraordinary interest in exploration of the Red Planet. The agency is beginning a thorough review to determine the best combination of science and exploration ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- BLAST FROM SAN MIGUEL VOLCANO An explosion at El Salvador's San Miguel (also known as Chaparrastique) Volcano lofted ash more than 71 kilometers (44 miles) downwind on December 29, 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82896&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Jan 15, 2014 (Posted on Jan 20, 2 ...Continue Reading

January 21, 2014 * RELEASE 14-024 * * NASA Finds 2013 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend * NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the 10 warmest years in the 134-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the warmest years on record. NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, which analyzes global surface t ...Continue Reading

January 21, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-015 * * Texas High School Students to Talk Live with Space Station Crew Members * Students at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio and their congressional representative will speak with Expedition 38 crew members aboard the International Space Station at 10:25 a.m. CST Thursday, Jan. 23. Media are invited to attend and cover the 20-minute Earth-to-space call, which also will be broadcast on NASA Television and the agency's website. Students will ask NASA as ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jan 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 21 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jan 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1949 S15W84 009 0020 Hax 04 02 Alpha 1952 S32W42 327 0030 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1955 S14E09 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Fires in California * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82878&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 16, 2014 (Posted on Jan 16, 2014 6:19 PM) BUSHFIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA Extreme heat and strong winds fueled smoky grass fires in southeastern Australia in January 2014. * http://earth ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-3 2014 January 20 at 12:06 a.m. MST (2014 January 20 0706 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 13-19 A category R1 (Minor) radio blackout was observed on 13 January due to flare activity from active sunspot Region 1944. Outlook For January 20-26 There is a chance for category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts on 26 January due to potential flare activit ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jan 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 20 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jan 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1949 S16W73 011 0090 Hax 02 02 Alpha 1952 S32W29 327 0050 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1955 S14E23 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jan 19 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 19 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jan 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1949 S15W61 012 0080 Hax 03 03 Alpha 1952 S32W16 328 0050 Hax 02 01 Alpha 1953 S17W79 ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 40 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Media Briefing to Preview Big Year Ahead for NASA Earth Science ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:03:19 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Media Briefing to Preview Big Year Ahead for NASA Earth Science January 17, 2014 Susan Anderson Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-8630 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 Report #M14-016 Media Briefing to Preview B ...Continue Reading