Folks:              Just a quick reminder about today’s talk at noon ET.  Hope you’re able to join us!              -Steve *From:* GARBER, Steve {he him} (HQ-NA050) *Sent:* Monday, March 18, 2024 10:01 AM *To:* HQ-DL-History <history@lists.hq.nasa.gov> *Subject:* Upcoming NASA History Talk: “Building the James Webb Space Telescope: A Ph ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Mar 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 80 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Mar 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3607 S17W48 315 0080 Dao 06 11 Beta 3608 N10W38 305 0020 Cao 05 ...Continue Reading

March 19, 2024 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive An Outpost for Evolution at Aldabra Atoll The large coral islands off the African coast are home to giant tortoises and unique birdlife. The Arctic is Getting Rainier The Arctic and North Atlantic oceans have seen an increasing number of days when precipitation falls as rain, not snow. Heat Str ...Continue Reading

NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions *MAR 19, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-042* Artist’s concept of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle on the surface of the Moon. Credits: NASA NASA will host a news conference to announce the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle), which will help Artemis astronauts explore more of the Moon’s surface on future missions. The televised event will take place at 4 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. CDT), Wednesday, April 3, at the ag ...Continue Reading

*NASA’s Curious Universe Podcast Unveils New Sun + Eclipse Series*** * * March 19, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-041* Credit: NASA   NASA released Tuesday the first episode of a new six-part podcast series for first-time space explorers to learn about the Sun. Ahead of the total solar eclipse in April, NASA’s Sun + Eclipse Series will focus on the sphere full of swirling magnetic fields and explosions of hot gases.   New episodes will post every Tuesday through April 23. The fir ...Continue Reading

*From:* Dooren, Jennifer M. (HQ-NA020) *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2024 10:20 AM *To:* NASA News Releases <hqnews@newsletters.nasa.gov> *Subject:* NASA Administrator, Health Secretary to Host Cancer Moonshot Event March 19, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-044*   *NASA Administrator, Health Secretary to Host Cancer Moonshot Event* NASA logo * *   Media are invited to join NASA and Department of Health and Human Services leadership at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, at NASA Headquarters in Was ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Mar 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 79 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Mar 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3607 S17W34 314 0050 Dao 05 07 Beta 3608 N10W24 304 0010 Bxo 05 ...Continue Reading

March 18, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Tropical Cyclone Filipo The storm dropped a substantial amount of rain as it moved across Mozambique. (Mar 12, 2024) An Underwater Plume From Kavachi A Landsat satellite acquired this image of discolored water drifting from the active underwater volcano. ( ...Continue Reading

NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford  *MAR 18, 2024* *RELEASE 24-042* (1966) — Portrait of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, wearing his spacesuit. Credits: NASA The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday’s passing of Thomas Stafford, a lifelong space exploration advocate, former NASA astronaut, and U.S. Air Force general:  “Today, General Tom Stafford went to the eternal heavens, which he so courageously explored as a Gemini and Apollo astronaut as ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 70 *MAR 18, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-041* NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on Nov. 2, 2023 Credits: GCTC/Andrey Shelepin Three crew members will blast off on Thursday, March 21, to support Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. NASA will provide full coverage of launch and crew arrival at ...Continue Reading