Jan. 25, 2012 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Rani Gran Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2483 rani.c.gran@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-026 NASA RENAMES EARTH-OBSERVING MISSION IN HONOR OF SATELLITE PIONEER WASHINGTON -- NASA has renamed its newest Earth-observing satellite in honor of the late Verner E. Suomi, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin who is recognized widely as "the father of satellite meteorology." The announcement was made J ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-028 NASA'S NUSTAR SHIPS TO VANDENBERG AHEAD OF MARCH 14 LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Tuesday to be mated to its Pegasus launch vehicle. The observatory will detect X-rays from objects ranging from our sun to gi ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Nicholas A. Veronico Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4589 office, 650-224-8726 cell nveronico@sofia.usra.edu RELEASE: 12-027 EDUCATORS SELECTED TO FLY ON NASA'S SOFIA AIRBORNE OBSERVATORY MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Twenty-six educators from the United States have been selected for research flights aboard SOFIA, NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. As participants in the Airborne ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 26 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 26 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1401 N16W66 215 0050 Cso 06 06 Beta 1402 N26W60 209 0200 Dai 07 06 Beta-Gamma 1405 N12W ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 2012 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Jennifer Stanfield Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 jennifer.m.stanfield@nasa.gov Rebecca Strecker Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-688-3249 rebecca.a.strecker@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-030 NASA'S J-2X ENGINE KICKS OFF 2012 WITH POWERPACK TESTING BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- A new series of tests on the engine that will help carry humans to deep space ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-025 AEROSPACE SAFETY ADVISORY PANEL RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT WASHINGTON -- The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, has released its 2011 annual report. The ASAP holds quarterly fact-finding and public meetings and visits NASA facilities to directly observe the agency's operations and decision making. In this year's report, the panel highlighted issues related to costs, schedules, resources, requi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- UNREST AT TURRIALBA VOLCANO, COSTA RICA Strong, long-lasting volcanic tremors and emissions of gas and ash in early January 2010 marked an increase in activity at Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano. Activity continued through January 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77021&src=nha ** ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 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 24 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1401 N16W39 214 0170 Eso 14 22 Beta-Gamma 1402 N28W36 211 0290 Cko 07 11 Beta 1405 N13W ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-024 ASTRONAUT APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING HOUSTON -- Individuals interested in becoming America's future space explorers have until Friday to submit their applications. The deadline to apply for NASA's next astronaut class is Jan. 27. The agency typically receives as many as 3,500 applicants for each astronaut class. T ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 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: M12-013 VIRGINIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS WASHINGTON -- Students gathered at The University of Virginia College at Wise will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station at 9:20 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 26. Media represent ...Continue Reading