July 16, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-083*NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Starliner Launch*  Technicians prepare Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner for the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 2. Part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, OFT-2 is a critical developmental milestone on the company’s path to fly crew missions for NASA. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-084*NASA to Brief Early Science from Perseverance Mars Rover* NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 21, to discuss early science results from the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover and its preparations to collect the first-ever Martian samples for planned return to Earth. The briefing will originate from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is managed. It will air live on NASA Televisio ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2021 RELEASE 21-095*Trailblazing Astronaut Doug Hurley Retires from NASA* 49899514582_27e21e8876_k.jpeg NASA astronaut Doug Hurley */Credits: SpaceX/* NASA astronaut and former U.S. Marine Col. Doug Hurley is retiring from NASA after 21 years of service. His last day with the agency is July 16. “Doug Hurley is an exceptional astronaut whose leadership and expertise have been invaluable to NASA’s space program,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “His impact on the agency transcends his impress ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 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 197 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2842 N24E13 200 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2843 S17W56 269 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DROUGHT (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020-21 HEAT AND DROUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA Record-breaking heat and long-term rain and snow shortfalls parched the western United States and Mexico. * Sierra Snowbank Short on Funds (Image from Jul 7, 2021; Posted Jul 14, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148565/sierra-snowbank-short-on-funds/?src=nha -- WATER COLOR (1 updat ...Continue Reading

July 15, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-082*NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station* 51139379472_c279dffd49_k.jpeg The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour is pictured during its approach to the International Space Station April 24, 2021, less than one day after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA/* NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station will relocate their Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Wednesday, July 21, setting the stage for a historic first ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 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 196 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2842 N24E25 201 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2843 S17W44 270 0010 Axx 04 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 We are pleased to announce an update to the PO.DAAC High-Level Tool for Interactive Data Extraction (HiTIDE) tool. Version 4.8.2 is now available online at https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/hitide/. For questions or to provide feedback, please visit the HiTIDE Forum. HiTIDE, the High-level Tool for Interactive Data Extraction, allows users to subset and download popular PO.DAAC level 2 (swath) datasets. Users can search across a wide variety of parameters, such as variables, sensors and pla ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 14 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 195 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2842 N23E37 201 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (13 July 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * A Longer-Lived Ice Arch https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148560/a-longer-lived-ice-arch/?src=eoa-iotd * Venezuela's Flat-Topped Mountains https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148520/venezuelas-flat-topped-mountains/?src=eoa-iotd * Lake Tana and the Ethiopian Highlands https://earthobservatory.nasa. ...Continue Reading