May 20, 2021 *NASA Invites Media to Briefing on Science Launching to Space Station*  A preflight macro shot of SIGMA-7 interface for Pilote experiment, In order to test the ergonomics of a multisensory interface for controlling robotic arms and spacecraft, it is necessary to perform the trials in microgravity. Performing the test on Earth would lead to a design of a work station using terrestrial ergonomic principles that do not correspond to conditions experienced on a spacecraft in orbit. The Pilote inves ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 May 21 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 141 Issued at 0030Z on 21 May 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2824 N19E39 194 0150 Hsx 02 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 May 20 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 140 Issued at 0030Z on 20 May 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2822 N18W91 338 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2824 N19E52 195 0130 Hsx 02 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

May 19, 2021 RELEASE 21-067*NASA Statement on China’s Zhurong Mars Rover Photos* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson issued the following statement Wednesday after the China National Space Administration’s release of the first photos from the Zhurong Mars rover: “Congratulations to the China National Space Administration on receiving the first images from the Zhurong Mars rover!” Nelson said. “As the international scientific community of robotic explorers on Mars grows, the United S ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OCEAN BLOOMS Increased sunlight, nutrient runoff, and wind-driven upwelling can create ideal conditions for massive blooms of floating plant-like phytoplankton. * The Blooming Mid-Atlantic (Image from May 18, 2021; Posted May 19, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148333/the-blooming-mid-atlantic ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Listserv Readers: * Just a reminder to join us today at 12pm EDT for our NASA History Speaker: *Jeffrey S. Nesbit, “Architectural Modernity in NASA’s Remote South”* *Link to Meeting*: Click here to join the meeting *Abstract: *In 1965 the Kennedy Space Center Headquarters facility in Florida is completed. The same year, Madison Square Garden is in construction. The same architect, Charles Luckman, designed both buildings. Madison Square Garden marks the rise of the architectural preserva ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 May 19 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 139 Issued at 0030Z on 19 May 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2822 N18W77 337 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2824 N19E65 194 0120 Cao 02 03 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 May 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Discovering the Charlotte Whale https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148329/discovering-the-charlotte-whale/?src=eoa-iotd * Cyclone Tauktae Strikes India https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148325/cyclone-tauktae-strikes-india/?src=eoa-iotd * Arabian Night Lights https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 CYCLONE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing seasons (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east). * Cyclone Tauktae Strikes India (Image from May 17, 2021; Posted May 17, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148325/cyclone-tauktae-strikes-india/?src= ...Continue Reading

May 17, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-060*Students to Sign and Speak to NASA, ESA Astronauts in Orbit* iss065e013245_large.jpeg Expedition 65 Flight Engineers (from left) Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) and Shane Kimbrough of NASA gather and prepack cargo to be returned to Earth on the next SpaceX Cargo Dragon mission targeted for launch on June 3, 2021. */Credits: NASA/* Space-savvy students from across the nation who are deaf, blind, hearing and visually impaired and their mentors will have a un ...Continue Reading