April 17, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-046*NASA to Attempt First Controlled Flight on Mars As Soon As Monday* NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at approximately 3:30 a.m. EDT (12:30 a.m. PDT). Data from the first flight will return to Earth a few hours following the autonomous flight. A livestream will begin at 6:15 a.m. EDT (3:15 a.m. PDT), as the helicopter team prepares to receive the data downlink in the Space Flight Op ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3131 Issue Time: 2021 Apr 17 1731 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2021 Apr 17 1715 UTC Station: GOES-16 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscr ...Continue Reading

  April 17, 2021 RELEASE 21-040*NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Return Safely to Earth* screen_shot_2021-04-17_at_1.18.41_am.png NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen after being extracted from the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft that brought her, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, safely back to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, April 17, 2021. */Credits: NASA TV/* NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ry ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 17 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 107 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2814 S22W44 007 0020 Bxo 05 08 Beta 2815 S21W21 344 0010 Bxo 04 03 Beta 2816 S24E59 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ERUPTION AT LA SOUFRIERE Volcanic activity has resumed on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. * Tracking La Soufriere's Plume (Image from Apr 10, 2021; Posted Apr 15, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148190/tracking-la-soufrieres-plume/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natu ...Continue Reading

  April 16, 2021 RELEASE 21-042*As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander* for_press_release.jpg Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon's surface during the Artemis mission. */Credits: SpaceX/* NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carr ...Continue Reading

Friday, April 16, 2021 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of six NOAA GHRSST AVHRR FRAC v2.80 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Datasets from three Metop First Generation (FG) satellites, MetOp-A, -B, and -C. This release covers fully ingested forward data stream and partial historical data records. The 2nd announcement will be released after the whole data records are ingested. The data are produced by the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) with the Advanced Clear-Sky Processo ...Continue Reading

  April 16, 2021 RELEASE 21-041*NASA Statement on Nomination of Pam Melroy for Agency Deputy Administrator* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* The following is a statement from Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Friday’s announcement of the intended nomination by President Joe Biden of former NASA astronaut Pam Melroy to serve as the agency’s deputy administrator: “Pam’s experience as an astronaut, shuttle space commander, and U.S. Air Force test pilot would ...Continue Reading

  April 16, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-044*NASA Celebrates Earth Day by Showing How We Are #ConnectedByEarth* connectedbyearth.png This Earth Day, NASA highlights science and technology that is helping us all live more sustainably on our home planet and adapt to natural and human-caused changes. */Credits: NASA/* NASA’s investment in space – both the unique Earth science conducted in orbit and the technology developed by living in space and exploring the solar system and u ...Continue Reading

  April 16, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-044*NASA Celebrates Earth Day by Showing How We Are #ConnectedByEarth* connectedbyearth.png This Earth Day, NASA highlights science and technology that is helping us all live more sustainably on our home planet and adapt to natural and human-caused changes. */Credits: NASA/* NASA’s investment in space – both the unique Earth science conducted in orbit and the technology developed by living in space and exploring the solar system and u ...Continue Reading