The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HAZE ALONG THE HIMALAYA Haze hugged the southern slopes of the Himalaya in early November 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76393&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 09, 2011 (Posted on Nov 11, 2011 4:30 PM) HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Haze clogged the air over the coastal plain of eastern ...Continue Reading

Nov. 14, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-234 NASA KICKS OFF APPLICATION PROCESS FOR NEW ASTRONAUTS WASHINGTON -- News media representatives are invited to attend a public announcement of NASA's process for selecting its next class of astronauts. The event starts at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Webb auditorium at NASA Headquart ...Continue Reading

Nov. 13, 2011 Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-381 NEW SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS LAUNCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin launched to the International Space Station at 11:14 p.m. EST Sunday (10:14 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Monday) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. B ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Nov 14 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 318 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Nov 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1338 S13W91 120 0030 Cro 03 02 Beta 1339 N19W75 104 0360 Dai 08 11 Beta 1340 S08W44 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Nov 13 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 317 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Nov 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1338 S14W79 121 0120 Dao 04 06 Beta 1339 N18W62 104 0650 Dac 09 26 Beta-Gamma 1340 S09 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Nov 12 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 316 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Nov 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1338 S13W68 123 0140 Dao 05 02 Beta 1339 N18W48 103 0590 Ekc 15 22 Beta-Gamma 1340 S09 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- POWERFUL STORM HITS ALASKA A powerful, hurricane-like storm struck northwest Alaska in November 2011, bringing strong winds, coastal flooding, and heavy snow. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76382&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 08, 2011 (Posted on Nov 10, 2011 4:32 PM) ------------------------ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Nov 11 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 315 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Nov 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1338 S13W51 120 0190 Cso 05 04 Beta 1339 N19W33 102 1020 Fkc 16 45 Beta-Gamma 1340 S09 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 10, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.w.webster@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-232 NASA SETS MSL/ATLAS V LAUNCH COVERAGE EVENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft with the Curiosity rover is set to launch to the planet Mars a ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY AT KIZIMEN VOLCANO Kizimen Volcano began erupting in late 2010. A year later the eruption continued, with frequent ash emissions and an active lava flow. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76380&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Oct 26, 2011 (Posted on Nov 09, 2011 6:04 PM) ---------- ...Continue Reading