The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS IN NORTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA Heavy rains soaked northeastern Australia in February and March 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77560&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 24, 2012 (Posted on Mar 29, 2012 2:12 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

March 28, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-099 WILL.I.AM NARRATES NEW NASA SPINOFF TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT WASHINGTON -- Much of the technology we rely on daily was developed by NASA for space exploration and adapted or enhanced for use here on Earth. This includes many technologies used in schools, homes, cars, computers and industry. Musician Will.i.am talks about how some of the agency's outstanding accomplishments in space are used t ...Continue Reading

March 29, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Doug LeMere NASA Shared Services Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss. 228-813-6617 douglas.m.lemere@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-015 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR PROCUREMENT SERVICES WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract to Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC, of Norman, Okla., for contract-closeout and procurement-support services, effective June 1. Contract-closeout services will be on a firm-fixed price completion ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Mar 30 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 90 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1438 S14W51 076 0030 Cso 03 04 Beta 1442 N13W41 066 0050 Dso 06 07 Beta 1443 N12W28 0 ...Continue Reading

March 29, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-056 TEXAS STUDENTS TO CHAT LIVE WITH SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS WASHINGTON -- Students at O. Henry Middle School in Austin, Texas, will learn about living and working in space by speaking with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers aboard the International Space St ...Continue Reading

March 29, 2012 Dwayne Brown/Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/1601 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov / ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-054 NATIONAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON MARCH 30 WASHINGTON -- Media representatives are invited to attend an international student robotics competition sponsored by NASA and other organizations Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Cen ...Continue Reading

March 29, 2012 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-053 NASA T-38 AIRCRAFT TO FLY OVER WASHINGTON METRO AREA APRIL 5 WASHINGTON -- NASA, in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration, will conduct training and photographic flights on Thursday, April 5, over the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Two T-38 training jets will fly approximately 1,500 feet above Washington between 9:30 and 11 a.m. EDT. These flights are intended to capture ph ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ICE ON THE DNIEPER RIVER, UKRAINE Ice on the Dnieper River, Ukraine * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77545&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Mar 17, 2012 (Posted on Mar 28, 2012 5:07 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth O ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Mar 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 89 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1438 S14W37 074 0020 Dro 03 04 Beta 1442 N12W25 063 0070 Dao 06 08 Beta 1445 S23E13 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Mar 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 88 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1438 S14W24 075 0030 Cao 06 03 Beta 1442 N12W13 064 0050 Dai 05 09 Beta 1445 S22E25 0 ...Continue Reading