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=80955&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Apr 18, 2013 (Posted on Apr 19, 2013 2:24 PM) ---------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Linda Matthews-Schmidt Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Linda.j.matthews-schmidt@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-113 NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, WHITE SANDS EARN EPA 'GREEN' HONORS HOUSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized NASA's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M., and Johnson Space Center in Houston as Federal Green Challenge National Award winners. White Sands rece ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Ruth Dasso Marlaire Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4709 ruth.marlaire@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-107 NASA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THREE SMARTPHONE SATELLITES WASHINGTON -- Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia. The trio of "Ph ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-16 2013 April 21 at 6:48 p.m. MDT (2013 April 22 0048 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 15-21 No significant space weather storms were observed. Outlook For April 22-28 A chance for R1 - R2 (minor - moderate) solar radio blackouts are possible through 26 April due to complex active Region 1726. This region will rotate off the visible disk on or ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Apr 22 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 112 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Apr 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1723 S20W57 001 0040 Cso 07 03 Beta 1726 N12W22 326 0260 Ekc 13 36 Beta-Gamma-Delta 17 ...Continue Reading

April 21, 2013 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov Barry Beneski Orbital Sciences Corp., Virginia 703-406-5528 beneski.barron@orbital.com RELEASE: 13-114 NASA PARTNER ORBITAL SCIENCES TEST LAUNCHES ANTARES ROCKET WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation Sunday launched its Antares rocket at 5 p.m. EDT from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Apr 21 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 111 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Apr 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1722 S20W86 044 0030 Cro 03 04 Beta 1723 S19W44 001 0060 Cao 07 09 Beta 1724 S26W19 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Apr 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 110 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Apr 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1721 S18W86 057 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1722 S21W73 044 0040 Cao 06 06 Beta 1723 S18W32 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN CHINA AND MONGOLIA On April 17, 2013, a dust storm blew through parts of China and Mongolia. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80940&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 17, 2013 (Posted on Apr 18, 2013 2:57 PM) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2013 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Mark Hess Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-6255 mark.s.hess@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-063 EARTH DAY MEDIA BRIEFING WITH NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR GARVER WASHINGTON -- Journalists are invited to attend an Earth Day visit by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver to the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., from 10 - 11:15 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 22. Garver will tour a God ...Continue Reading