*NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Lightning Mapper for NOAA* *Sep 17, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-034* Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $297.1 million. It includes the development of two flight instruments as we ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-118* *NASA’s Spanish-language Podcast Returns for New Season * * * Podcast art for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency’s first podcast in Spanish, which returns for a second season in September 2024. Credits: NASA / Krystofer Kim /Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí./ In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA/, /the agency’s f ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Sep 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Sep 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3814 N17W84 118 0130 Hsx 01 02 Alpha 3822 N15W71 104 0030 Cro ...Continue Reading

September 16, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events A Deluge for the Sahara An extratropical storm system dropped torrential rains on parts of Morocco and Algeria. (Sep 12, 2024) Francine Bears Down on Louisiana Fueled by warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane will be the third to make landfall ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3401 Issue Time: 2024 Sep 16 1016 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3400 Begin Time: 2024 Sep 15 1215 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1693 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or updat ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-38 2024 September 15 at 8:36 p.m. MDT (2024 September 16 0236 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 9-15 R1 (Minor) solar radiation storms were observed on 09-14 Sep, R2 (Moderate) on 11-13 Sep and R3 (Strong) on 12 Sep and 14 Sep. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 12-13 Sep, G2 (Moderate on 12-13 Sep and G3 (Strong) on 1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Sep 16 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 260 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Sep 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3814 N16W70 118 0090 Cso 03 02 Beta 3822 N14W56 104 0010 Cro 0 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3400 Issue Time: 2024 Sep 15 1230 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2024 Sep 15 1215 UTC Station: GOES16 Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Sep 15 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 259 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Sep 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3814 N16W56 117 0180 Hsx 03 03 Alpha 3815 S24W83 144 0120 Hsx ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Sep 14 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 258 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Sep 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3813 S24W80 154 0030 Hax 01 01 Alpha 3814 N16W43 117 0110 Cso ...Continue Reading