The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Haze filled the skies over eastern China in early January 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76888&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 06, 2012 (Posted on Jan 06, 2012 11:56 AM) HAZE OVER THE ARABIAN SEA A river of haze flowed over western India and the Arabian Se ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 06 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 6 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1388 S26W48 099 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1389 S23W29 080 0200 Cao 03 05 Beta 1390 N09W71 1 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 5, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-003 EXOPLANETS, SUPERNOVAE, HIGH-ENERGY SKY, NEW IMAGES AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of space science topics during the 2012 winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Convention Center, 500 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, Texas. Media briefings during the conference will ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN CHILE Hot, dry conditions led to the spread of several large wildfires in central and southern Chile in late December 2011 and early January 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76866&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 02, 2012 (Posted on Jan 04, 2012 5:48 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 5, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-002 FIFTY-SEVEN STUDENT ROCKET TEAMS TO TAKE NASA LAUNCH CHALLENGE HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- More than 500 students from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities in 29 states will show their rocketeering prowess in the 2011-12 NASA Student Launch Projects flight challenge. The teams will build and ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 05 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 5 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1386 S17W87 150 0030 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1388 S24W36 100 0060 Cao 02 01 Beta 1389 S22W16 0 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 04, 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. -- The final water landing test of the Orion crew capsule h ...Continue Reading

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