The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE THANE Thane formed in the Indian Ocean in late December 2011 and headed for southern India. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76859&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 29, 2011 (Posted on Jan 03, 2012 3:43 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 119 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. EXPEDITION 31/32 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS 2. MEDIA INVITED TO FINAL ORION SPACECRAFT WATER LANDING TEST ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 12:59:48 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: EXPEDITION 31/32 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS Jan. 3, 2012 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Head ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 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 4 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1386 S18W69 147 0070 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1388 S23W24 101 0060 Hsx 05 01 Alpha 1389 S22W04 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 3, 2012 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Amy Johnson Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022/272-9859 (mobile) amy.johnson@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-002 MEDIA INVITED TO FINAL ORION SPACECRAFT WATER LANDING TEST HAMPTON, Va. - Media representatives are invited to watch as the Orion crew capsule makes its final water landin ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-1 2012 January 3 at 11:49 a.m. MST (2012 January 3 1849 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 26-January 1 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 26, 29, 30 and 31 December due to flare activity from active sunspot Regions 1387 and 1389. Outlook For January 4-10 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space wea ...Continue Reading

Jan. 3, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-001 EXPEDITION 31/32 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- Three crew members will discuss their upcoming Expedition 31 and 32 missions in a news conference at 1 p.m. CST Wednesday, Jan. 11, from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the b ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 03 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 3 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1386 S17W57 147 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1388 S24W14 104 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1389 S22E08 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE BENILDE Benilde formed over the southern Indian Ocean in late December 2011, and strengthened from a tropical storm into a cyclone. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76850&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 30, 2011 (Posted on Dec 30, 2011 2:38 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated eve ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 02 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 2 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1386 S18W44 149 0060 Hsx 02 03 Alpha 1388 S24E02 102 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1389 S22E17 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 1, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Caroline McCall Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 617-253-1682 cmcall5@mit.edu RELEASE: 12-001 NASA'S TWIN GRAIL SPACECRAFT REUNITE IN LUNAR ORBIT PASADENA, Calif. -- The second of NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now ...Continue Reading