July 29, 2013 Sarah DeWitt Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2451sarah.l.dewitt@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-225 * * NASA Welcomes New Chief Scientist * NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named planetary geologist Ellen Stofan the agency's chief scientist, effective Aug. 25. Stofan will be Bolden's principal advisor on the agency's science programs and science-related strategic planning and investments. Prior to her appointment, Stofan was vice president of Proxemy Research in Laytonsville, Md., ...Continue Reading

July 29, 2013 David Weaver/Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington                                                                      david.s.weaver@nasa.gov / mich ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2060 Issue Time: 2013 Jul 29 1705 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2013 Jul 29 1650 UTC Station: GOES-13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or upd ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-30 2013 July 28 at 7:27 p.m. MDT (2013 July 29 0127 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 22-28 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For July 29-August 4 There is a chance for R1 or greater radio blackouts through the forecast period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the Interna ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Jul 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 210 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Jul 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1800 S08W74 162 0220 Dao 09 14 Beta-Gamma 1801 N19E04 084 0090 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1805 S0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Jul 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 209 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jul 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1800 S08W60 161 0210 Dao 07 17 Beta-Gamma 1801 N20E16 085 0090 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1805 S0 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2059 Issue Time: 2013 Jul 27 1600 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2013 Jul 27 1545 UTC Station: GOES13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or upda ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Jul 27 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 208 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Jul 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1793 N21W81 195 0070 Cso 11 02 Beta 1800 S08W46 160 0160 Dai 08 12 Beta-Gamma 1801 N20 ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-236 * * NASA Selects Eight Physical Science Research Proposals * WASHINGTON -- NASA's Physical Science Research Program will fund eight proposals to help investigate how complex fluids and macromolecules behave in microgravity. The investigations will be conducted aboard the International Space Station. These studies will result in new basic knowledge that provides a foundation on which other NASA resear ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2013 Sarah Ramsey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1694sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-238 * * NASA Sees Enthusiastic Response to Asteroid Call for Ideas * WASHINGTON -- NASA has received more than 400 responses to its request for information (RFI) on the agency's asteroid initiative, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced Friday. "Under our plan, we're increasing the identification, tracking and exploration of asteroids, and the response to this initiative has been gratif ...Continue Reading