The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE MAHASEN Mahasen formed as a tropical storm over the northern Indian Ocean in early May 2013 and moved northward over the Bay of Bengal. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81125&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 14, 2013 (Posted on May 14, 2013 2:54 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 up ...Continue Reading

May 15, 2013 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Michele Johnson Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-6982 michele.johnson@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-078 NASA HOSTS KEPLER SPACECRAFT STATUS TELECONFERENCE TODAY WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a news teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, today, May 15, to discuss the status of the agency's Kepler Space Telescope. Kepler is the first NASA mission capable of finding Earth-size planets in or near the ...Continue Reading

May 15, 2013 Lauren B. Worley Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1288 lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov Lori J. Rachul Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-8806 lori.j.rachul@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-077 DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR TOURS NASA'S NORTHEAST OHIO FACILITIES, MEETS MEDIA THURSDAY CLEVELAND -- Media representatives are invited to join NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver as she visits the agency's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Thursday, May 16 and tours facil ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 104 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE STATION EXPEDITION 35 ASTRONAUTS LAND SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN, EXPEDITION 36 BEGINS 2. NASA ADMINISTRATOR VISITS HOUSTON, MEETS MEDIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 11:48:20 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE STATION EXPEDITION 35 ASTRONAUTS LAND SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN, EXPEDITION 36 BEGINS May 13, 2013 Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-511 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 May 15 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 135 Issued at 0030Z on 15 May 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1741 S21W43 043 0010 Bxo 03 05 Beta 1742 N29W19 018 0010 Hrx 00 01 Alpha 1743 N22W12 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (14 May 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Dust Plumes off Argentina http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81120&src=eoa-iotd * View of the Great Salt Lake from Skylab http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81112&src=eoa-iotd * Laguna Verde http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81106&src=eoa-iotd * Swirls in the Waters off France ht ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2013 Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-076 NASA ADMINISTRATOR VISITS HOUSTON, MEETS MEDIA HOUSTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will be at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Thursday, May 16, to discuss the future of human space exploration and the critical role the International Space Station performs in support of tho ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF ARGENTINA Dust plumes blew out of southern Argentina and over the Atlantic Ocean in early May 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81120&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 12, 2013 (Posted on May 13, 2013 3:40 PM) ----------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2013 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2191 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-072 NASA HONORS SALLY RIDE WITH A NATIONAL TRIBUTE AT KENNEDY CENTER WASHINGTON -- NASA and Sally Ride Science are inviting the general public and journalists to "Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, A Champion of Science Literacy," an educational tribute to America's first woman in space on Monday, May 20. The special event will be held at the John F. Kenn ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2013 John Yembrick/Jason Townsend Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1584/202-358-0359 john.yembrick@nasa.gov / jason.c.townsend@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-139 NASA'S GOOGLE+ HANGOUT CONNECTS SPACE STATION, "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS" CREWS WASHINGTON -- The director, a writer and some actors in the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Sta ...Continue Reading