February 16, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-024*Colorado Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station* iss066e092007.jpg NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Raja Chari inspects hatch seals aboard the International Space Station's U.S. Destiny laboratory module Dec. 17, 2021. */Credits: NASA/* Students from Colorado will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 10:35 a.m. EST on Friday, F ...Continue Reading

February 16, 2022 *NASA Advisory Council Welcomes New Members, Sets 2022 Goals* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday he appointed new members to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), which provides leadership counsel and advice on a variety of important and complex agency programs and topics. Retired Gen. Lester Lyles will continue to chair the NAC and its more than 50 members appointed across the council and five committees supporting aeronautics, human spaceflight, s ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3207 Issue Time: 2022 Feb 16 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3206 Begin Time: 2022 Feb 13 1300 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7942 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: 2022 Feb 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 47 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Feb 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2941 N24W79 335 0240 Fai 17 12 Beta-Gamma 2943 S20W37 296 0040 Cso 03 02 Beta 2946 S09E ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 February 2022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Iberian Peninsula Drought https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149469/iberian-peninsula-drought/?src=eoa-iotd * Chilean Volcano Low on Snow https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149463/chilean-volcano-low-on-snow/?src=eoa-iotd * Heart-shaped Oasis https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149451/hear ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DROUGHT (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021-22 SUMMER EXTREMES IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Climate change has amplified rainfall and floods, heatwaves, drought, and wildfires. * Chilean Volcano Low on Snow (Posted Feb 14, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149463/chilean-volcano-low-on-snow/?src=nha ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

February 15, 2022  22-018*NASA Offers Up to $200 Million to Help Push New Technologies to Market* artemis_illustration.jpg Illustration of Artemis astronauts on the Moon. NASA's new Tipping Point opportunity and Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity seek to mature space technology, including those that could be used for living and working on the Moon for NASA's Artemis astronauts */Credits: NASA/* Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize develop ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3206 Issue Time: 2022 Feb 15 0503 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3205 Begin Time: 2022 Feb 13 1300 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5484 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: 2022 Feb 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 46 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Feb 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2941 N23W68 338 0320 Eki 13 10 Beta-Gamma 2943 S23W23 293 0030 Cro 02 04 Beta 2946 S07E ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2022 CYCLONES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN Though storms in the basin rarely reach the same strength as those in the Atlantic or Pacific, they often hit populations that are more exposed and vulnerable to storm damage. * Cyclone Batsirai Floods Madagascar (Image from Feb 10, 2022; Posted Feb 11, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ima ...Continue Reading