The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRE AND SMOKE IN SUMATRA Smoke from fires in Sumatra poured east toward Malaysia and Singapore in June 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81431&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 19, 2013 (Posted on Jun 20, 2013 11:21 AM) FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Notable fires in California in 2013. * http://earthobserva ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2013 Bob Jacobs/Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600/-1979 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov / michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-178 NASA AND ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY SIGN AGREEMENT ON EXPLORATION OF MERCURY WASHINGTON -- At a meeting in Rome Thursday, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Italian Space Agency (ASI) President Enrico Saggese signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on the European Space Agency- (ESA) led BepiColombo mission to Mercur ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 54 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TELEVISION TO AIR JUNE 24 SPACE STATION SPACEWALK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:54:22 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TELEVISION TO AIR JUNE 24 SPACE STATION SPACEWALK June 19, 2013 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M13-099 NASA TELEVISION TO AIR JUNE 24 SPACE STATION SPAC ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Jun 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 171 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jun 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1770 S14W09 252 0050 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1772 S21W11 254 0090 Dai 08 14 Beta 1773 N04E10 ...Continue Reading

June 19, 2013 Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Kimberly Henry Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.m.henry@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-189 NASA'S SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PROGRAM KICKS OFF PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW WASHINGTON -- NASA is beginning a preliminary design review for its Space Launch System (SLS). This major program assessment will allow development of the agency's new heavy-lift rocket to move from concept ...Continue Reading

June 19, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-099 NASA TELEVISION TO AIR JUNE 24 SPACE STATION SPACEWALK WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will provide live coverage when two members of the Expedition 36 crew venture outside the International Space Station on Monday, June 24. The pair will conduct a six-hour spacewalk in preparation for the addition of a new Russian module la ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 59 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. KANSAS STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION NASA ASTRONAUTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:28 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: KANSAS STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION NASA ASTRONAUTS June 18, 2013 Megan Sumner Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 Report #M13-098 KANSAS STUDENTS TO SPEAK ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Jun 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 170 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jun 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1770 S15E02 254 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1772 S22E02 254 0110 Dai 07 13 Beta 1773 N03E24 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 June 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Rare Clear View of Alaska http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81416&src=eoa-iotd * Water Storage Maps Show Improvement http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81408&src=eoa-iotd * Steam Plume at Gaua Volcano http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81387&src=eoa-iotd * A Better Eye on Reefs ht ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2013 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Jia-Rui C. Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850 jccook@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-187 CASSINI PROBE TO TAKE PHOTO OF EARTH FROM DEEP SPACE WASHINGTON -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19. NASA is inviting the public to help acknowledge the historic interpl ...Continue Reading