:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jan 09 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 9 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Jan 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2924 S31W01 038 0430 Ehi 12 08 Beta 2925 S32E31 006 0100 Hsx 02 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

January 08, 2022 RELEASE 22-004*NASA’s Webb Telescope Reaches Major Milestone as Mirror Unfolds* webb_illustration.png This artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope in space shows all its major elements fully deployed. The telescope was folded to fit into its launch vehicle, and then was slowly unfolded over the course of two weeks after launch. */Credits: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez/* NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3184 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 08 1310 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2022 Jan 08 1245 UTC Station: GOES16 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jan 07 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 7 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jan 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2924 S31E20 040 0190 Dai 05 12 Beta 2925 S34E55 009 0080 Dso 03 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plag ...Continue Reading

January 06, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-001*NASA to Host Coverage, Briefing for Webb Telescope’s Final Unfolding* james_webb_space_telescope.jpg When the James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror wings unfold and lock into place in space, the observatory will have completed all major spacecraft deployments. */Credits: Northrop Grumman/* NASA will provide live coverage and host a media briefing Saturday, Jan. 8, for the conclusion of the James Webb Space Telescope’s major spacecraft deployments. Beginning n ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- EXTREME WINTER WEATHER IN NORTH AMERICA 2021 Winter storms can bring heavy snow and freezing temperatures, though global warming also means there can be more potent rainstorms and heat waves as well. * Mid-Atlantic Snow Band (Image from Jan 4, 2022; Posted Jan 4, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149288/mid-atlantic-s ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jan 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 5 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Jan 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2924 S32E48 042 0030 Cro 01 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 04/24 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (4 January 2022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Colorado Faces Winter Urban Firestorm https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149286/colorado-faces-winter-urban-firestorm/?src=eoa-iotd * A Different Shade of Ice https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149283/a-different-shade-of-ice/?src=eoa-iotd * Cornwall Clay Mines https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/i ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- EXTREME WINTER WEATHER IN NORTH AMERICA 2021 Winter storms can bring heavy snow and freezing temperatures, though global warming also means there can be more potent rainstorms and heat waves as well. * Colorado Faces Winter Urban Firestorm (Image from Dec 30, 2021; Posted Jan 3, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/14928 ...Continue Reading

January 04, 2022 RELEASE 22-002*Sunshield Successfully Deploys on NASA’s Next Flagship Telescope* finalsunshielddeploy6gunn.jpeg On Jan. 4, 2022, engineers successfully completed the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshield, seen here during its final deployment test on Earth in December 2020 at Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. The five-layer, tennis court-sized sunshield is essential for protecting the telescope from heat, allowing Webb’s instruments to cool down to the extremel ...Continue Reading