August 11, 2021 RELEASE 21-108*NASA Spacecraft Provides Insight into Asteroid Bennu’s Future Orbit* bennu-beauty.jpg This mosaic of Bennu was created using observations made by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that was in close proximity to the asteroid for over two years. */Credits: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/* In a study released Wednesday, NASA researchers used precision-tracking data from the agency’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) ...Continue Reading

August 10, 2021 RELEASE 21-106*NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission*  A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 16th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will deliver nearly 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station and its crew. * ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth: The Landsat Games 16 images. 4 categories. 8 opportunities to vote. Choose the next winner. Voting for round 2 is now open. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (10 August 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Sizing Up How Agriculture Connects to Deforestation https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148674/sizing-up-how-agricul ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 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. * An Unusually Smoky Fire Season in Sakha (Image from Aug 8, 2021; Posted Aug 9, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ ...Continue Reading

August 10, 2021 RELEASE 21-101*NASA Renews Support of Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence* umd_tiltrotor_model.jpg Prop-rotor model testing in the University of Maryland Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel. */Credits: The University of Maryland/* NASA is continuing its support of university research into technologies for future helicopters and other vertical lift aircraft in partnership with the U.S. Army and Navy. With their unique ability to take off and land from any spot, as well as hover in place, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Aug 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 222 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Aug 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2851 ...Continue Reading

August 09, 2021 RELEASE 21-107*NASA Statement on Departure of JPL Director Michael Watkins* 1-watkins-1280x720-16-300dpi.jpg JPL Director Michael Watkins */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the departure of Michael Watkins, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California:  “Under Mike’s leadership, JPL has accomplished some of NASA’s most inspiring science missions, launching a ...Continue Reading

August 09, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-094*NASA Invites Media to New OSIRIS-REx, Asteroid Bennu Study Briefing* web_around_bennu-orbits_bennu_stars.15100_print.jpg Still depicting the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s trajectory around asteroid Bennu from the initial arrival in Dec 2018 through the final departure in April 2021. The trajectory is presented in a Sun Bennu North reference frame. */Credits: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 11, to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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. * California's Dixie Fire Keeps on Growing (Image from Aug 4, 2021; Posted Aug 6, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.g ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 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. * California's Dixie Fire Keeps on Growing (Image from Aug 4, 2021; Posted Aug 6, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.go ...Continue Reading