:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 May 25 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 145 Issued at 0030Z on 25 May 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3010 S17W86 130 0000 Bxo 06 03 Beta 3011 N18W88 132 0010 Cro 03 03 Beta 3014 N22W62 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (24 May 2022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Tracking the Demise of a Giant Antarctic Iceberg https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149872/tracking-the-demise-of-a-giant-antarctic-iceberg/?src=eoa-iotd * The Black Fire Blows Up in New Mexico https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149868/the-black-fire-blows-up-in-new-mexico/?src=eoa-iotd * Grand Canyon ...Continue Reading

May 24, 2022 CONTRACT RELEASE C22-011*NASA Awards Contract to National Academy of Science* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA has awarded a sole-source contract to the National Academy of Science of Washington to conduct studies on questions of national importance within the domain of NASA science and technology programs relating to space science, Earth science, and biological and physical science in space. The Strategic Advice Supporting NASA Science and Technology Programs in Space Science, Earth Science, Biol ...Continue Reading

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 As PO.DAAC continues to migrate its data archive to NASA’s Earthdata Cloud, hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are pleased to announce the addition of 4 new cloud datasets. In an effort to best support the users as they begin transitioning their workflows or data access points to a cloud-based process, PO.DAAC is making the existing datasets from its archive available from and within the Earthdata Cloud as soon as they are available. I ...Continue Reading

May 24, 2022 RELEASE 22-049*NASA-Supported Solar Sail Could Take Science to New Heights* diffractive_lightsail_concept.png Diffractive solar sails, depicted in this conceptual illustration, could enable missions to hard-to-reach places, like orbits over the Sun’s poles. */Credits: MacKenzi Martin/* As NASA's exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations. The Diffractive Solar ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 May 24 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 144 Issued at 0030Z on 24 May 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3010 S17W72 129 0010 Bxo 06 03 Beta 3011 N16W74 131 0020 Cro 03 03 Beta 3014 N22W50 ...Continue Reading

May 23, 2022 RELEASE 22-048 *President Biden: NASA to Welcome Japanese Astronaut Aboard Gateway * iac7_alt_set2_gateway_hero_shots_3.png Illustration of Gateway in lunar orbit with contributions from international partners. */Credits: NASA/* President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Monday where they announced progress on collaboration for human and robotic lunar missions. They confirmed their commitment to include a Japanese astronaut aboard the lunar Gateway outpost and their s ...Continue Reading

May 23, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-071*Coverage Set for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Return to Earth* oft-2_broadcast_image.png The uncrewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner approaches the forward port of the International Space Station ahead of docking at 8:28 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 20 for the first time during NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). As part of the uncrewed flight ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DUST STORMS 2022 Strong seasonal winds in spring and fall often loft dust from interior drylands. * Persistent Dust Storms Batter Iraq (Image from May 16, 2022; Posted May 17, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149838/persistent-dust-storms-batter-iraq/?src=nha 2022 PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS AND RED TIDES Floating, plant-like organisms reproduce abundan ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2022 PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS AND RED TIDES Floating, plant-like organisms reproduce abundantly when there are sufficient nutrients, sunlight, and water conditions. Extreme blooms of certain species can become harmful to marine animals and humans. * Stirring Up a Mid-Atlantic Bloom (Image from May 19, 2022; Posted May 21, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149864/stirring ...Continue Reading