The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MOUNT ETNA With a series of paroxysms, Mount Etna has reclaimed its status as one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82169&src=nha *** OLI(Landsat 8) image from Sep 24, 2013 (Posted on Sep 30, 2013 1:37 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new image ...Continue Reading

September 30, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111jay.bolden@nasa.gov   * RELEASE 13-305 * * NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members * NASA and its international partners have appointed future crew members for the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake are scheduled to launch in December 2015 and return to Earth i ...Continue Reading

September 30, 2013 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal-Jones/Elizabeth Zubritsky Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039/301-614-5438nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov / elizabeth.a.zubritsky@nasa.gov Jia-Rui Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850jccook@jpl.nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-301 * * NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ingredient of Household Plastic in Space * NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-39 2013 September 30 at 12:45 a.m. MDT (2013 September 30 0645 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 23-29 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For September 30-October 6 S1 (Minor) solar radiation storm conditions are expected on 30 Sep and 01 Oct due to particle enhancement associated with the 29 Sep coronal ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Sep 30 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 273 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Sep 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1846 S17W84 059 0100 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1850 N10W60 035 0060 Dso 08 05 Beta-Gamma 1854 N0 ...Continue Reading

September 29, 2013 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600david.s.weaver@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-302 * * Statements on Berthing of Orbital Cygnus Spacecraft to the International Space Station * The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John P. Holdren about the berthing of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden: & ...Continue Reading

September 29, 2013 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111josh.byerly@nasa.gov   * RELEASE 13-292 * * NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Completes First Flight to Space Station as Astronauts Capture Cygnus Spacecraft * Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) used a robotic arm to capture and attach a Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft Sunday, marking several spaceflight fir ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Sep 29 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 272 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Sep 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1846 S17W70 059 0150 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1850 N10W46 035 0100 Dso 08 07 Beta-Gamma 1853 N1 ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 111 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Updated Cygnus Rendezvous Date, NASA TV Coverage for Orbital Sciences' Demonstration Mission to International Space Station 2. Astronauts Practice Launching in NASA's New Orion Spacecraft ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:46:47 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Updated Cygnus Rendezvous Date, NASA TV Coverage for Orbital Sciences' Demonstration Mission to Interna ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Sep 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 271 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Sep 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1846 S17W56 062 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1850 N09W30 036 0140 Dao 08 10 Beta-Gamma 1852 S2 ...Continue Reading