There are 2 messages totalling 143 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSEA MISSION (UPDATE) 2. NASA TELEVISION TO AIR NEXT SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:07:04 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSEA MISSION (UPDATE) Oct. 19, 2011 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 J.D. Harrington/Michael Braukus Headquart ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Oct 20 0205 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 293 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Oct 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1314 N28W58 057 0260 Hhx 03 01 Alpha 1316 S12W49 049 0110 Dai 08 07 Beta 1317 S27W37 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Oct 20 0141 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 293 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Oct 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1314 N28W58 057 0260 Hhx 03 01 Alpha 1316 S12W49 049 0110 Dai 08 07 Beta 1317 S27W37 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Oct 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 293 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Oct 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1314 N28W58 057 0260 Hhx 03 01 Alpha 1316 S12W49 049 0110 Dai 08 07 Beta 1317 S27W37 ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-215 NASA TELEVISION TO AIR NEXT SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION HOUSTON -- NASA Television will broadcast the launch of three new International Space Station residents and the return of three crew members in November. NASA astronaut and Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Russ ...Continue Reading

_____________________________________________ *From:* Garber, Stephen J. (HQ-NH000) *Sent:* Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:45 PM *To:* Intern coordinators:      I just wanted to let all of you know that we are still accepting applications for spring 2012 interns.  More information is available at _http://history.nasa.gov/interncall.htm_ online.  The deadline for applications is October 30.  Please feel free to spread the word among your students.  Thanks very much.  &nbs ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2011 J.D. Harrington/Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1979 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-214 NASA SETS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSEA MISSION (UPDATE) HOUSTON -- Journalists will have the opportunity to cover the 15th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, from up close or afar. The mission was originally scheduled to start Oct. 17, but t ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-356 NASA RELEASES VISUAL TOUR OF EARTH'S FIRES WASHINGTON -- NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since 2002. The visualizations show fire observations made by the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, instruments onboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. NASA maintains a comprehensive research pro ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Haze clogged the air over the coastal plain of eastern China in early October 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76183&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 18, 2011 (Posted on Oct 18, 2011 5:52 PM) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-354 NASA'S SPITZER DETECTS COMET STORM IN NEARBY SOLAR SYSTEM WASHINGTON -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar system. The downpour resembles our own solar system several billion years ago during a period known as the "Late Heavy Bomba ...Continue Reading