July 18, 2023 RELEASE 23-077*NASA Maintains ‘A’ for Investing in Small Businesses*53055186165_c54afc1ae3_o.jpgIsabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), left, answers a question after unveiling the 2022 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard, at an event hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in the Earth Information Center at the Mary W. J ...Continue Reading

July 17, 2023 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Algae Bloom in Lake Okeechobee Cyanobacteria covered over half of the surface of Florida's largest freshwater lake in mid-June 2023. (Jul 13, 2023) Fires Rage in British Columbia Heat and drought have fueled an unusually large outbreak of fire in Canada. (J ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Jul 18 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 199 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Jul 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3363 S22W74 345 0700 Dko 09 10 Beta-Delta 3371 S15W19 290 0020 ...Continue Reading

 July 17, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-090*NASA to Discuss Climate Work in Wake of Record High Temps*52991306056_53913884a5_o_1.jpgNASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Michael Morgan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marlen Eve, Deputy Administrator for the Agricultural Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Eric Hooks, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manageme ...Continue Reading

Monday, July 17, 2023The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the release of the level 2C version 5.0 near real-time (NRT) SMAP Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) dataset from Remote Sensing Systems (RSS). The major differences to the standard version 5.0 data product are: (1) the NRT version of the L1B SMAP antenna temperatures is used, (2) the latest 6-hourly 0.25 degree wind speed and direction are used for the ancillary wind speed and direction input, (3) the CMC SST from 2 days earlier is used for the ancillary SST input, (4 ...Continue Reading

 July 17, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-089*Wyoming Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station*iss068e067396.jpgNASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen is pictured conducting maintenance activities during his first week aboard the International Space Station. This is Bowen's fourth visit to the orbital outpost.*/Credits: NASA/*Students from Wyoming will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station during the stat ...Continue Reading

 July 17, 2023 RELEASE 23-079*NASA Marshall Center Director to Retire After 38 Years of Service *jody_singre_marshall.jpgJody Singer, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service.*/Credits: NASA/*Jody Singer, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service. Among many f ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #23-29 2023 July 17 at 12:35 a.m. MDT (2023 July 17 0635 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 10-16 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts occurred on 10-16 Jul due to flaring activity from Regions 3361, 3366, 3367, 3368, and 3372. R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts occurred on 11-12 Jul due to flaring activity from Regions 3368 and 3372. S1 (Minor) solar radi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Jul 17 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 198 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Jul 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3363 S22W59 344 0720 Dko 10 09 Beta-Delta 3371 S15W07 292 0020 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Jul 16 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 197 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jul 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3363 S22W47 346 0720 Dko 08 11 Beta-Delta 3367 N10W83 021 0080 ...Continue Reading