March 20th 2012 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE MIDDLE EAST A dust storm blew across the Arabian Peninsula in mid- to late March 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77459&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 19, 2012 (Posted on Mar 19, 2012 4:50 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77457&sr ...Continue Reading
March 20th 2012 PDT
March 20, 2012 J. D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-086 NASA'S SWIFT NARROWS DOWN ORIGIN OF IMPORTANT SUPERNOVA CLASS WASHINGTON -- Studies using X-ray and ultraviolet observations from NASA's Swift satellite provide new insights into the elusive origins of an important class of exploding star called Type Ia supernovae. These explosions, which can outshine their galaxy for weeks, release large and consistent amounts of energy at visible wavelengths. The ...Continue Reading
March 20th 2012 PDT
March 20, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-087 NASA CALLS FOR STUDENT-DESIGNED DEEP SPACE HABITAT PROPOSALS HOUSTON -- NASA is offering college and university students a chance to help design a deep space habitat. The Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge is accepting applications for the 2013 challenge, inviting students to design, manufacture, assemble ...Continue Reading
March 20th 2012 PDT
Readers of this listserv in the local Washington, D.C. area are cordially invited to attend the next quarterly “brown bag” NASA History lunchtime lecture. Dr. Wesley Huntress, the distinguished former Associate Administrator for Space Science, will speak about “Soviet Robotic Lunar & Planetary Exploration” on Monday March 26 at noon at NASA Headquarters. See the attached flyer for more details. Stephen Garber NASA History Program Office Mail Suite CO72, Room 5N11 NASA Headquarters Washi ...Continue Reading
March 20th 2012 PDT
There are 2 messages totalling 103 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. COVERAGE SET FOR EUROPEAN CARGO DELIVERY TO SPACE STATION 2. NASA INVITES QUESTIONS VIA TWITTER FOR SPACE STATION NEWS BRIEFINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:36:05 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: COVERAGE SET FOR EUROPEAN CARGO DELIVERY TO SPACE STATION March 19, 2012 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Wa ...Continue Reading
March 20th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1880 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 20 0509 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1879 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 12833 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 Se ...Continue Reading
March 20th 2012 PDT
Jonathan's Space Report No. 655 2012 Mar 19 Somerville, MA USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Station ------------- Expedition 30 continues with Soyuz TMA-22 docked at Poisk and Soyuz TMA-03M docked to the Rassvet module. Ex-30 commander is Dan Burbank; flight engineers 1 to 5 are Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoliy Ivanishin, Oleg Kononenko, Andre Kuipers, Don Pettit. The Progress M-14M cargo ship is docked at the Pirs module. On Ma ...Continue Reading
March 20th 2012 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Mar 20 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 80 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1432 N22W68 224 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1433 N11W45 201 0070 Cso 04 04 Beta 1434 S21W54 ...Continue Reading
March 19th 2012 PDT
March 19, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov John Yembrick Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4789 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-046 NASA INVITES QUESTIONS VIA TWITTER FOR SPACE STATION NEWS BRIEFINGS HOUSTON -- For the first time, NASA will take questions from Twitter during news briefings about upcoming International Space Station missions on Tuesda ...Continue Reading
March 19th 2012 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN SOUTHWEST ASIA An intense dust storm spanned hundreds of kilometers over Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in late March 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77450&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 19, 2012 (Posted on Mar 19, 2012 12:29 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new i ...Continue Reading
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