NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2024 Annual Report NASA News   RELEASE: 25-015 FEB. 6, 2025 AEROSPACE SAFETY ADVISORY PANEL NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2024 Annual Report Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel report cover. (Credit: NASA) The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2024 annual report Thursday examining the agency’s safety performance, accomplishme ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2025 Feb 06 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 37 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Feb 2025 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3974 S17W60 023 0010 Axx 03 02 Alpha 3976 N12W38 001 0080 Dai 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-015 FEB. 5, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Brings Space to New Jersey Classroom with Astronaut Q&A (Jan. 13, 2025) Astronaut Nick Hague swaps samples of materials to observe how they burn in weightlessness. Credit: NASA Students from the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset, New Jersey, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nick Hague as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related questions from aboa ...Continue Reading

NASA Goes Live: First Twitch Stream from Space Station NASA News   ADVISORY M25-017 FEB. 5, 2025 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION NASA Goes Live: First Twitch Stream from Space Station NASA astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) For the first time, NASA is hosting a live Twitch event from about 250 miles off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, bringing new audiences closer to space than ever before. Viewers will have the opportunit ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2025 Feb 05 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 36 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Feb 2025 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3974 S17W47 023 0010 Bxo 03 02 Beta 3976 N12W24 001 0260 Eki 11 ...Continue Reading

February 4, 2025 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive Nested Calderas of Zavaritskogo Tucked away on a remote island in the Pacific, the volcano has recently been pinpointed as the likely source of a sunlight-dimming eruption. A Network of Dried Lakes Water levels—and the compositions of brines—have varied over time at Searles L ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2025 Feb 04 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 35 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Feb 2025 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3974 S17W34 023 0010 Bxo 05 09 Beta 3976 N13W12 001 0260 Eki 11 ...Continue Reading

February 3, 2025 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Fuel for California Fires The buildup of vegetation and a rapid shift from wet to dry conditions played a role in the destructive blazes. (Jan 30, 2025) Bushfires Burn in Victoria Hot, dry, and windy weather fueled fires in two of Australia's national p ...Continue Reading

NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner NASA News   RELEASE 25-014 FEB. 3, 2025 SCIENCE NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) sits outside a testing chamber after completing its thermal vacuum testing in the fall of 2024. Credit: NASA/JSC David DeHoyos To advance plans of securing a public/private partnership and land and operate NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Expl ...Continue Reading

*CONTENTS* This Thursday: “Governing the Moon: A History” Seminar by Stephen S. Buono February 20: Peter Soland on “A God’s Eye View: Aviators and the Re-Conquest of Latin America” March 26: Amy Kaminski Presents on NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement After Apollo *This Thursday: “Governing the Moon: A History” Presentation by Stephen S. Buono* *Thursday, February 6 at 1 p.m. CST (2 p.m ...Continue Reading