The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DUST STORMS 2021 Strong seasonal winds in spring and fall often loft dust from interior drylands. * Dust Blankets Tashkent (Image from Nov 5, 2021; Posted Nov 10, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149067/dust-blankets-tashkent/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

November 11, 2021 RELEASE 21-141*NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station* nhq202111100014.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer onboard, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky /* NASA’s SpaceX ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Nov 11 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 315 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Nov 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2893 N16W60 154 0130 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2894 S26E01 093 0150 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2895 N24E21 ...Continue Reading

November 10, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-150*NASA to Provide Coverage of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction* melroy_2007.jpg NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy in 2007, when she was serving as an astronaut and mission commander, floating into the Unity node of the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will provide live coverage of the 2021 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 13. The agency's Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, is among the inductees, and t ...Continue Reading

November 10, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-149*NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown* 51665743256_d4113e23c0_k.jpg ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, left, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Aki Hoshide, right, are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Mon ...Continue Reading

November 10, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-147*NASA to Host Briefing on Laser Communications Demonstration*  The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration undergoes final inspections at Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida. */Credits: NASA/Frank Michaux/* NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 16, to discuss the agency’s upcoming laser communications technology demonstration. Audio of the teleconference will livestream on NASA’s website. The Laser Communi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Nov 10 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 314 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Nov 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2893 N16W47 155 0130 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2894 S30E14 093 0150 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 2895 N24E36 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (9 November 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * First Light from Landsat 9 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149058/first-light-from-landsat-9/?src=eoa-iotd * An Extra Air Pollution Burden https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149047/an-extra-air-pollution-burden/?src=eoa-iotd * Kjer Glacier, Then and Now https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/image ...Continue Reading

November 09, 2021 RELEASE 21-151*NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions* In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed Tuesday the challenges and progress of America’s lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment to exploring the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars.  The update follows a judge’s recent decision to uphold NASA’s selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3164 Issue Time: 2021 Nov 09 1111 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3163 Begin Time: 2021 Nov 05 1425 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3320 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