:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 28 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 271 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2871 S27W40 355 0070 Cso 05 06 Beta-Gamma 2877 S18W13 328 0020 Cro 02 04 Beta IA. H-al ...Continue Reading

September 27, 2021 RELEASE 21-126*NASA Launches New Mission to Monitor Earth’s Landscapes* screen_shot_2021-09-27_at_4.03.00_pm.png The Landsat 9 satellite lifts off Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 mission will measure the changing landscapes of our home planet. */Credits: NASA TV/* Landsat 9, a NASA satellite built to monitor the Earth’s land surface, successfully launched at 2:12 p.m. EDT Monday fr ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms. * Southern California Under Smoke (Image from Sep 24, 2021; Posted Sep 24, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/image ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 27 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 270 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2871 S28W27 355 0090 Dai 05 10 Beta-Gamma 2872 N17W38 006 0040 Cro 08 07 Beta 2877 S17 ...Continue Reading

September 25, 2021 RELEASE 21-123*NASA Releases Interactive Graphic Novel “First Woman”*  Issue 1, “Dream to Reality,” imagines Callie's trailblazing path as the first woman on the Moon. Callie and her robot sidekick, RT, overcome setbacks, disappointment, and tragedy along the way. */Credits: NASA/* NASA released its first digital, interactive graphic novel on Saturday in celebration of National Comic Book Day. “First Woman: NASA’s Promise for Humanity” imagines the story of Callie Rodriguez, the first woma ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 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 268 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2871 S28E01 353 0140 Dao 06 08 Beta 2872 N17W12 005 0080 Cao 06 10 Beta 2873 N25W59 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms. * Southern California Under Smoke (Image from Sep 24, 2021; Posted Sep 24, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images ...Continue Reading

September 24, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY 21-119*NASA TV to Air US Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station*  The SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station for an autonomous docking to the Harmony module's forward international docking adapter. */Credits: NASA/* A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft filled with more than 4,600 pounds of supplies and valuable scientific experiments bound for NASA’s Space Station Processing Facility is set to leave the International Space Station Thursd ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 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 267 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2871 S28E11 356 0210 Dao 05 11 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2872 N17E02 005 0120 Cai 06 15 Beta 28 ...Continue Reading

September 23, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-110*Iowa Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station* iss065e257482.jpeg NASA astronauts and Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur work on a Floating Potential Measurement Unit (FPMU) that will be installed on the outside of the International Space Station on an upcoming spacewalk. The FPMU is a device that measures electrical charges that can build on solar arrays and surfaces on spacecraft for astronaut safety and to promote sa ...Continue Reading