The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (10 April 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Where Is the Hottest Place on Earth? http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/HottestSpot/?src=eoa-features Satellite research shows that the world’s hottest spot changes, though the conditions don't. Think dry, rocky, and dark-colored lands...and cities. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IO ...Continue Reading

April 10, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rebecca Strecker Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss. 228-688-3249 rebecca.a.strecker@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-106 NASA ANNOUNCES STUDENT WINNERS IN SPACE GAME DESIGN CHALLENGE BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- Three school student teams in the fifth through eighth grades have been selected as the winners of NASA's second annual Spaced Out Sports challenge. The students designed sci ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 10 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 101 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1450 N15W90 329 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1452 N18W51 291 0010 Bxo 02 03 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

April 09, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Tricia Schellenbach/Marv Kropko Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland 216-368-6949/6890 tricia.schellenbach@case.edu/marvin.kropko@case.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-063 NASA TECHNOLOGY OFFICIALS VISIT CASE WESTERN RESERVE WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON -- NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck and Space Technology Program Director Michael Gazarik will visit Case Western Reserve University in Cle ...Continue Reading

April 9, 2012 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Laura J. Brown Federal Aviation Administration 202-267-3455 laura.j.brown@faa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-062 SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO FLY OVER WASHINGTON METRO AREA APRIL 17 WASHINGTON -- NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Discovery mounted atop will fly approximately 1,500 feet above various parts of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, April 17. The flight, in cooperat ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust stirred along the margins of China's Taklimakan Desert in late March and early April 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77597&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 05, 2012 (Posted on Apr 05, 2012 3:44 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLO ...Continue Reading

April 9, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-107 NASA RELEASES NEW OPEN GOVERNMENT PLAN WASHINGTON -- NASA today released version 2.0 of its Open Government Plan, which includes a flagship initiative to build a new web architecture and a renewed focus on open data sharing, open source development and a variety of technology acceleration efforts. The plan also features a directory of more than 100 participatory, collaborative and transparent pr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 09 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 100 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1450 N15W75 328 0120 Hsx 04 01 Alpha 1452 N17W37 290 0010 Bxo 04 04 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 08 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 99 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1450 N15W59 326 0100 Csi 14 14 Beta-Gamma 1452 N17W23 289 0010 Bxo 04 04 Beta IA. H-alp ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 07 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 98 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1450 N16W45 324 0180 Esi 13 15 Beta-Gamma 1452 N18W08 288 0030 Cro 06 04 Beta IA. H-alp ...Continue Reading