Oct. 20, 2023 *MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-132* * * *Join NASA to Discuss High-Rate Laser Comms Demo, Space Station Science ***** NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss a laser communications system and new research to understand the interactions between weather on Earth and in space. The investigations are two of many research and technology experiments bound for the International Space Station next month aboard the agency’s SpaceX 29th commercial resupp ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 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 2023 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 3464 N04W62 172 0070 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 3465 N12W37 147 0080 Hax ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2023 *MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-130* * * *Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk, Upgrade Space Station ***** * * Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Monday, Oct. 30, to complete maintenance activities at the orbital complex. Live coverage of the spacewalk begins at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin about 8:05 a.m., and last about six-and-a-half ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Oct 19 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 292 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Oct 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3464 N04W46 169 0080 Cso 02 03 Beta 3465 N11W22 145 0140 Cao 0 ...Continue Reading

Oct. 18, 2023/ /*RELEASE: 23-117*/ /*NASA Employees Win Top Federal Award for Asteroid Deflection Mission */ /NASA’s Brian Key and Scott Bellamy accepted the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal on behalf of a mission team for the first planetary defense test during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington on Oct. 17. / /The awards program for career federal employees, known as the Sammies, aims to highlight key accomplishments that benefit the nation, seeks ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Talk:  *Maurice Zucrow and Purdue University’s Rocket Lab *Time/Date/Location:*  noon – 1 pm ET, Wednesday 18 October, virtual via MS Teams link (no prior registration necessary)  *Contact:*  Steve Garber (stephen.j.garber@nasa.gov) *Description:*  Dr. Michael G. Smith, an aerospace and Russian historian at Purdue University, will share some of the landmark contributions of Dr. Maurice Zucrow to aerospace history.  Zucrow was a pioneer ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Oct 18 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 291 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Oct 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3464 N04W33 169 0090 Cso 06 07 Beta 3465 N10W10 146 0220 Cao 0 ...Continue Reading

October 17, 2023 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive Drought on the Rio Negro The water level of the largest tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record low. Darkened by the Moon's Shadow As the Moon crossed between the Sun and Earth during the 2023 annular eclipse, its shadow darkened skies across the United States. Stressful Summer for C ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Oct 17 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 290 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Oct 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3460 S10W87 235 0030 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 3463 S17W30 179 0010 Axx ...Continue Reading

October 16, 2023 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Bushfires in the Northern Territory A warm, dry September set the stage for increased fire risk in Australia. (Oct 10, 2023) Hurricane Lidia Lidia quickly strengthened from a tropical storm to a category 4 hurricane before making landfall near Puerto Val ...Continue Reading