NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update *JUL 16, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-101* NASA’s Galileo spacecraft took this image of Earth’s Moon on Dec. 7, 1992, on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the image is the Tycho impact basin. Credit: NASA NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 17, to provide an update on a program within NASA’s Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office. Audio of the te ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Wildfire Scorches Eastern Oregon Fast-moving blazes tore through rangeland in the Pacific Northwest amid excessive heat. (Jul 15, 2024) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771 Unsubscribe nasa_reports@aus-city.com Update Profile | ...Continue Reading

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight *JUL 16, 2024* *RELEASE 24-096* Move teams with NASA and Boeing, the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage lead contractor, position the massive rocket stage for NASA’s SLS rocket on special transporters to strategically guide the flight hardware the 1.3-mile distance from the factory floor onto the agency’s Pegasus barge on July 16. The core stage will be ferried to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be integrated with other parts o ...Continue Reading

Jul 16, 2024 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System ( CYGNSS) data products from the CYGNSS science team including level 1 calibrated raw IF v1.0 dataset, level 2 surface heat flux v3.2 dataset, level 3 ocean microplastic concentration v3.2 dataset, level 3 soil moisture v3.2 dataset and monthly watermask v3.1 dataset from UC Berkeley. The datasets are provided in netCDF-4 format and extend from 1 August 2018 to the present with an approximate 6 day la ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2024 *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-098* * * *NASA to Provide Background on Space Station Deorbit Planning*** * * The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021. NASA is planning for the future in low Earth orbit for science, research, and commercial opportunities as the agency and its international partners maximize the use of the I ...Continue Reading

NASA Announces Leadership Changes *JUL 16, 2024* *RELEASE 24-097* Clayton Turner, director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia (left), and Dawn Schaible, deputy director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland (right). Credit: NASA NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday Dr. Kurt Vogel, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), is retiring from the agency. NASA Langley Research Center Director Clayton Turner will become the acting associate administ ...Continue Reading

NASA Signs US, Saudi Arabia Agreement for Civil Aeronautics, Space Collaboration *JUL 16, 2024* *RELEASE 24-093* Credit: NASA The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a framework agreement that opens new possibilities for cooperation with NASA in areas such as space science, exploration, aeronautics, space operations, education, and Earth science. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson signed on behalf of the U.S., and CEO of the Saudi Space Agency Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi signed on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 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 198 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jul 2024 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 3738 S09W68 215 1010 Fkc 20 19 Beta-Gamma-Delta 3743 S08W17 164 ...Continue Reading

NASA Johnson to Dedicate Building to Dorothy Vaughan, Women of Apollo *JUL 15, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-100* A portrait of Dorothy Vaughan, a mathematician, computer programmer, and NASA’s first Black manager. Credit: NASA NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will recognize legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of Apollo with activities marking their achievements, including a renaming and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the center’s “Building 12,” on Friday, July 19, the eve of the 55th anniversary of ...Continue Reading

July 15, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Extreme Heat Hammers U.S. Coasts As summer heat hit the western and eastern U.S. in July 2024, temperatures have been especially high in the Southwest. (Jul 11, 2024) A Smoky Summer in Amur Fires have been flaring periodically in this eastern region of Russ ...Continue Reading