February 03, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-105*NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission* xroots.jpg The eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) investigation uses hydroponic and aeroponic techniques to grow plants without soil or other growth media. Results could identify suitable methods to produce crops on a larger scale for future space missions. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media call at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 10, to discuss the science and technology demonstrations bou ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Feb 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 34 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Feb 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2936 N17W49 117 0760 Dki 10 12 Beta 2938 N16W29 095 0020 Cro 08 04 Beta 2939 S16E34 0 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN Storms in the southern half of the basin tend to form between November and April. * Cyclone Batsirai (Image from Feb 2, 2022; Posted Feb 2, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149418/cyclone-batsirai/?src=nha -- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- RIFT AND CALVING AT LA ...Continue Reading

February 02, 2022 RELEASE 22-013*NASA, Space Station Partners Approve First Axiom Mission Astronauts* axiom_mission_1_crew.jpg Axiom Mission 1 astronauts, Larry Connor, left, Michael López-Alegría, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe, right. The astronauts cleared medical evaluations and are approved by the Multilateral Crew Operations Panel. */Credits: Axiom Space/* NASA and its international partners approved crew members for Axiom Space’s first private astronaut mission to the International Space Stati ...Continue Reading

February 02, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-016*NASA Invites Media to Uncrewed Artemis Moon Mission Update* ksc-20201030-ph-kls01_0008medium.jpg The mobile launcher for the Artemis I mission, atop crawler-transporter 2, arrives at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 30, 2020. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett /* NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, to discuss progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission. Audi ...Continue Reading

February 02, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-016*NASA Invites Media to Uncrewed Artemis Moon Mission Update* ksc-20201030-ph-kls01_0008medium.jpg The mobile launcher for the Artemis I mission, atop crawler-transporter 2, arrives at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 30, 2020. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett /* NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, to discuss progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission. Audi ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (1 February 2022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Larsen B Embayment Breaks Up https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149410/larsen-b-embayment-breaks-up/?src=eoa-iotd * Blizzard Blankets Northeast U.S. in Snow https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149402/blizzard-blankets-northeast-us-in-snow/?src=eoa-iotd * Island Nation Hit Hard by Eruption https:/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Feb 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 33 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Feb 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2934 S23W91 172 0120 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2936 N16W35 116 0670 Eki 11 09 Beta 2938 N18W20 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2022 EXTREME WINTER WEATHER IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Rising global temperatures are leading to more extreme weather events. * Blizzard Blankets Northeast U.S. in Snow (Image from Jan 30, 2022; Posted Jan 31, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149402/blizzard-blankets-northeast-us-in-snow/?src=nha ------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Monday, January 31, 2022 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the simulated SWOT Level-2 (L2) Sea Surface Height (SSH) version 1 datasets. This collection includes 8 synthetic SWOT SSH products created by the SWOT project (JPL/CNES) based on the new SWOT ocean simulator and two global ocean simulations: (1) ECCO simulation 1/48 (i.e. LLC4320); and, (2) Mercator Océan GLORYS 12v1 model (GLORYS - Mercator Ocean (mercator-ocean.fr), for both fast-sampling and science orbits. The data from the Ka ...Continue Reading