Feb. 5, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rob Wyman Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120/757-912-2973 rob.wyman@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-006 NASA AWARDS RESEARCH CONTRACT TO UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIAA) in Hampton, Va., to provide research and other services to NASA's Langley Research Center, also in Hampton. The contract is an indefinite-deliv ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE ARABIAN SEA In early February 2013, dust plumes blew off the coast of Oman and over the Arabian Sea. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80356&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 04, 2013 (Posted on Feb 05, 2013 12:41 PM) ---------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 91 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ASTRONAUT BRENT JETT LEAVES AGENCY 2. NASA ASTRONAUT CLAYTON C. ANDERSON LEAVES AGENCY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 14:25:24 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT BRENT JETT LEAVES AGENCY February 4, 2013 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J13-003 NASA ASTRONAUT B ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Feb 05 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 36 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Feb 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1665 N10W18 242 0170 Hsx 03 02 Alpha 1667 N22E28 197 0090 Dso 06 08 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

Feb. 4, 2013 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Rebecca Powell Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1139 rebecca.h.powell@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-037 NASA'S SUPER-TIGER BALLOON BREAKS RECORDS WHILE COLLECTING DATA WASHINGTON -- A large NASA science balloon has broken two flight duration records while flying over Antarctica carrying an instrument that detected 50 million cosmic rays. The Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super-TI ...Continue Reading

Feb. 04, 2013 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov D.C. Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-027 NASA HOSTS FEB. 7 MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ON ASTEROID EARTH FLYBY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 7, to discuss an asteroid 150-feet in diameter that will pas ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE FELLENG Felleng formed as a tropical storm over the southern Indian Ocean on January 26, 2013, and strengthened into a cyclone on January 29. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80294&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 29, 2013 (Posted on Jan 29, 2013 12:43 PM) SNOW ACROSS GREAT BRITA ...Continue Reading

Feb. 4, 2013 Josh Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-026 SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP FLIGHTS TO BE BROADCAST ON NASA TV WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of one Russian cargo spacecraft at the International Space Station and the launch and arrival of another. The ISS Progress 48 resupply ship, which arrived at the station last August, will depart t ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-5 2013 February 4 at 1:43 a.m. MST (2013 February 4 0843 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 28-February 3 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For February 4-10 A slight chance exists for Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts through 10 February. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, U ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Feb 04 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 35 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Feb 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1662 N27W79 318 0020 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1663 S09W65 304 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1665 N10W04 ...Continue Reading