January 2, 2023 Natural Events Happy 2023 from NASA’s Earth Observatory Group! As the Earth Observatory enters its 24th year, we want to thank all of you — our dedicated subscribers — for your continued readership. We continue to practice our craft of producing stories and visuals that highlight the work of NASA’s Earth science community, and we enjoy sharing them with you. We look forward to another year together. ...Continue Reading

January 3, 2023 Weekly News Happy 2023 from NASA’s Earth Observatory Group! As the Earth Observatory enters its 24th year, we want to thank all of you — our dedicated subscribers — for your continued readership. We continue to practice our craft of producing stories and visuals that highlight the work of NASA’s Earth science community, and we enjoy sharing them with you. We look forward to another year together. ...Continue Reading

January 03, 2023 RELEASE 23-001*Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90* walt_cunningham_release.jpg NASA astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission. */Credits: NASA/* Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew into space on Apollo 7, the first flight with crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, died early Tuesday morning in Houston. He was 90 years old. “Walt Cunningham was a fighter pilot, physicist, and an entrepreneur – but, above all, he was ...Continue Reading

January 03, 2023 CONTRACT RELEASE C23-002*NASA Awards Space and Earth Sciences Data Analysis-V Contract* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA has awarded the Space and Earth Sciences Data Analysis-V (SESDA-V) contract to ADNET Systems, Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland, to provide Earth and Space Science research and development at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.   This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a m ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3291 Issue Time: 2023 Jan 03 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3290 Begin Time: 2022 Dec 24 1415 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3546 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Jan 03 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 3 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Jan 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3173 N24W70 049 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 3176 N19W29 008 0230 Eao 13 15 Beta 3177 S18E04 3 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3290 Issue Time: 2023 Jan 02 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3289 Begin Time: 2022 Dec 24 1415 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2888 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #23-1 2023 January 1 at 7:25 p.m. MST (2023 January 2 0225 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 26-January 1 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 27 Dec, 29 Dec, and 30 Dec from activity originating from Regions 3169. 3176, and 3180. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels were reached on 26 Dec and 27 Dec due to combined effects from a CME and a co ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2023 Jan 02 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 2 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Jan 2023 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3173 N24W56 048 0010 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 3176 N20W15 007 0380 Eko 13 10 Beta 3177 S18E17 3 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3289 Issue Time: 2023 Jan 01 0856 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3288 Begin Time: 2022 Dec 24 1415 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2115 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading