August 16, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-096*Arkansas, Florida Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts* iss065e096001.jpg NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough checks on cotton plants growing for the TICTOC space botany study. The investigation looks at gene expression and root growth in microgravity which may improve both space agriculture and cotton cultivation on Earth. */Credits: NASA/* Students in Arkansas and Florida will have opportunities this week to hear from astronau ...Continue Reading

August 16, 2021 RELEASE 21-110*NASA Unveils New Interactive Website Ahead of Landsat 9 Launch* Landsat 9 still Artist's conception of the Landsat 9 spacecraft, the ninth satellite launched in the long-running Landsat program, high above the U.S. */Credits: NASA/* Landsat 9, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey satellite mission, is scheduled to launch Thursday, Sept. 16, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. To help the media and public learn more about the project and its near 50-year histor ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-35 2021 August 15 at 7:11 p.m. MDT (2021 August 16 0111 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 9-15 No significant space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For August 16-22 No significant space weather storms are expected during the summary period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Aug 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 228 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Aug 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2856 N14W74 237 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2857 N18W14 177 0010 Bxo 04 02 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Aug 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 227 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Aug 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2853 N22W23 199 0010 Axx 05 01 Alpha 2855 N13E22 154 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2856 N14W61 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Aug 13 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 225 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Aug 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2855 N13E47 156 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 12 ...Continue Reading

August 12, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-095*NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test-2*  A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/* NASA and Boeing are continuing discussions on the status of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, and will ...Continue Reading

August 12, 2021 RELEASE 21-109*NASA Awards $18 Million for Research at Minority Serving Institutions* edu_murep.jpg A MUREP student explores careers in science and engineering at NASA. */Credits: NASA/* NASA and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) across the United States are teaming up to bring untapped talent and diverse perspectives to several of the agency’s top priorities: understanding and monitoring global ocean health, returning humans to the Moon through the Artemis program, and helping build a more in ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms. * Fire Outbreak in Algeria (Image from Aug 10, 2021; Posted Aug 11, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/14868 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Aug 12 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 224 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Aug 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2854 S21W33 249 0010 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2855 N13E61 155 0010 Axx 00 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading