:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 26 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 116 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1193 N16W84 262 0270 Dso 09 08 Beta 1195 S16W12 190 0400 Ehi 10 25 Beta 1196 S26E11 ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-085 NASA JOINING FORCES WITH MILITARY FAMILIES FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ORLANDO, Fla. -- NASA's Office of Education will kick off a new campaign on Thursday, April 28, focused on reaching out to America's military families and engaging them in agency activities to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This initiative supports the Joining Forces campaign anno ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-021 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA extended its contract with Science Applications International Corp. of Houston to provide support for safety and mission assurance activities at the Johnson Space Center. The extension is for one year with two additional six-month options f ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Gina Jackson U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington 202-712-1917 gjackson@usaid.gov RELEASE: 11-123 NASA AND USAID PLEDGE TO ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON -- NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have agreed to expand their joint efforts to overcome international development challenges such as food security, climate change, and e ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER NORTHERN EUROPE Haze built up over northern Europe starting on April 21, 2011, triggering air quality warnings in England and Wales. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50214&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 22, 2011 (Posted on Apr 22, 2011 5:58 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 n ...Continue Reading

Readers:      This is just a reminder that the 1961/1981 Key Moments in Human Spaceflight history symposium will take place tomorrow and Wednesday, April 26 and 27 at NASA Headquarters.  This symposium is sponsored by the NASA History Program Office and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.  Conference information is available from _http://history.nasa.gov/1961-1981conf/index.html_ and the conference will also be Webcast from that site.  The conference is free ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 25 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 115 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1193 N18W73 265 0200 Cao 07 18 Beta 1195 S15W00 192 0300 Dho 11 23 Beta 1196 S25E21 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 24 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 114 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1193 N17W57 262 0270 Eki 09 18 Beta-Gamma 1195 S16E14 191 0310 Ekc 08 22 Beta-Gamma 11 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 23 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 113 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1191 N08W66 284 0010 Axx 02 03 Alpha 1193 N17W45 264 0190 Esi 13 16 Beta 1195 S18E28 ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-121 NASA AND PARTNERS FUND NEW CLIMATE IMPACT STUDIES ON SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS WASHINGTON -- NASA is partnering with other federal agencies to fund new research and applications efforts that will bring the global view of climate from space down to Earth to benefit wildlife and key ecosystems. NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Smithsonian Insti ...Continue Reading