September 18, 2013 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-286 * * NASA Collaborates with Boys and Girls Clubs of America to Inspire the Next Generation of Explorers * NASA signed a Space Act Agreement Wednesday with the Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA) to infuse the agency's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content into their activities and inspire students nationwide.  The signing ceremony took place at the ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 89 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Petaluma Honors NASA Astronaut with Rex Walheim Day 2. Home from Space, NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Set for Interviews ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:40:46 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Petaluma Honors NASA Astronaut with Rex Walheim Day September 17, 2013 Brenda Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 Report #JA13-004 Petaluma Honors NASA Ast ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Sep 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1840 S11W89 223 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1841 S04W12 146 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1843 N01E06 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (17 September 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ World of Change Update: Devastation and Recovery at Mt. St. Helens The devastation of the May 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens and the gradual recovery of the surrounding landscape is documented in this series of satellite images from 1979—2013. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/sthelens.php?src=eoa-ann ------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov Jenny Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111norma.j.knotts@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-152 * * Home from Space, NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Set for Interviews * NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who returned to Earth Sept. 10 after more than five months on the International Space Station, will be available for media interviews from 2-3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 19. To participate in the interviews, ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2013 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Jon Campbell U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. 703-648-4180joncampbell@usgs.gov * RELEASE 13-283 * * NASA Launches Study of New Global Land Imaging System * NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will kick off a quest for an innovative and affordable space-based system to extend the Landsat satellite data record for decades to come with a public forum and call for ideas Wednesday, Sept. 18. The ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2013 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov John Verrico U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, Washington 202-254-2385john.verrico@dhs.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-151 * * NASA and Homeland Security To Demonstrate Disaster Rescue Tool * NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are collaboratin ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2013 Sarah Ramsey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1694sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-149 * * NASA Highlights Asteroid Grand Challenge at World Maker Faire * NASA is reaching out to a new community for ideas on how to find and track potentially hazardous asteroids, and protect the planet from their impacts. The World Maker Faire is being held Sept. 21-22 at the New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., in New York. The World Maker Faire is a festival of invention, cre ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Sep 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 260 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Sep 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1840 S11W75 222 0010 Bxo 02 02 Beta 1841 S04E02 144 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN ARGENTINA A gallery of notable fires in Argentina. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82057&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 10, 2013 (Posted on Sep 13, 2013 3:12 PM) FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Notable fires in California in 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82038&src= ...Continue Reading