Friday, March 5, 2021 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the CYGNSS Level 3 (L3) Storm Centric Grid (SCG) Science Data Record (SDR) Version 1.0 (V1.0) dataset. More information regarding the CYGNSS mission and instrumentation is available from PO.DAAC’s mission webpage. The SCG 1.0 dataset provides the average wind speed combined from aggregated wind speed measurements made by the entire CYGNSS constellation whose specular points are located near a storm of interest in latitude, longitude and time ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3110 Issue Time: 2021 Mar 05 0718 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3109 Begin Time: 2021 Mar 03 0745 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6727 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Mar 05 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 64 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Mar 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2806 S31W27 197 0010 Bxo 05 06 Beta 2807 S18E16 154 0030 Cro 05 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

  March 04, 2021 RELEASE 21-026*NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return* pia23496_-_mav_launch.jpg This illustration shows a concept of how the NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle, carrying tubes containing rock and soil samples, could be launched from the surface of Mars in one step of the Mars sample return mission. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* NASA has awarded the Mars Ascent Propulsion System (MAPS) contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Elkton, Mary ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3109 Issue Time: 2021 Mar 04 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3108 Begin Time: 2021 Mar 03 0745 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4798 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Mar 04 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 63 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Mar 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2806 S31W14 198 0030 Cro 04 06 Beta 2807 S18E29 155 0030 Cro 05 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FRACTURING AT BRUNT ICE SHELF A series of rifts growing across the Antarctic ice shelf will eventually spawn one, maybe two, large icebergs. * Breakup at Brunt (Image from Mar 1, 2021; Posted Mar 2, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148009/breakup-at-brunt/?src=nha ---------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

  March 03, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-029*NASA to Provide Update on Perseverance ‘Firsts’ Since Mars Landing* pia24421.jpg The Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured this view of the rover's deck on Feb. 20, 2021. This view provides a good look at PIXL (the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry), one of the instruments on the rover's stowed arm. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* Since NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3108 Issue Time: 2021 Mar 03 0805 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2021 Mar 03 0745 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Mar 03 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 62 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Mar 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2806 S31W01 198 0010 Bxo 04 04 Beta 2807 S17E43 154 0020 Bxo 03 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading