July 24, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-255 NASA MARS ORBITER REPOSITIONED TO PHONE HOME MARS LANDING PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft car ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (24 July 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Landsat Looks and Sees http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/LandsatLooks/?src=eoa-features The world's longest-running Earth-observing satellite program has collected more than three million images, showing two generations of planetary evolution and of human imprints on Earth. The Landsat archives tell an unparalleled story ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON VICENTE Vicente formed over the western Pacific Ocean in late July 2012 and dropped heavy rain on the Philippines before reaching Hong Kong. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78641&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 23, 2012 (Posted on Jul 23, 2012 2:40 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated ...Continue Reading

July 24, 2012 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-249 SATELLITES SEE UNPRECEDENTED GREENLAND ICE SHEET SURFACE MELT WASHINGTON -- For several days this month, Greenland's surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years of satellite observations. Nearly the entire ice cover of Greenland, from its thin, low-lying coastal edges to its 2-mile-thick center, experienced some degree of melting at its surface, according ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1941 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 24 1306 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1940 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 23 1225 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2964 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jul 24 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 206 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jul 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1525 S21W29 320 0040 Cso 04 04 Beta 1526 S17E26 265 0010 Bxo 03 03 Beta 1527 N27E64 ...Continue Reading

July 23, 2012 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-253 FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT STEVE HAWLEY REMEMBERS SALLY RIDE'S DEDICATION TO STUDENTS WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from former NASA astronaut Steve Hawley regarding the death of fellow astronaut Sally Ride. Hawley was selected into the astronaut corps in 1978 and was married to Ride from 1982 until 1987. A veteran of five space shuttle flights, he left the agency in 2008 and now is Professor of Physic ...Continue Reading

July 23, 2012 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-252 NASA OFFERS CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF PIONEERING ASTRONAUT SALLY RIDE WASHINGTON -- In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally K. Ride was a pioneer of a different sort. The soft-spoken California physicist broke the gender barrier 29 years ago when she rode to orbit aboard space shuttle Challenger to become America's first woman in space. "Sally Ride broke barriers with grace and pro ...Continue Reading

July 23, 2012 Sarah DeWitt Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2451 sarah.l.dewitt@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-251 NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARDS WASHINGTON -- President Obama has named six NASA individuals as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The NASA recipients and 90 other federal researchers will receive their awards in a ceremony later this month in Washington. The PECASE awards represent the highest honor bes ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MADEIRA WILDFIRES Wildfires broke out on the Madeira Islands in late July 2012, amid drought and intense heat. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78603&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 19, 2012 (Posted on Jul 20, 2012 8:45 AM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HEAVY RAINS IN BEIJING The ...Continue Reading