The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SOUTH AMERICAN FIRES IN 2021 The fire season in South America spans several ecosystems and has far-reaching consequences. * Smoky Skies in the Western Amazon (Image from Aug 31, 2021; Posted Sep 1, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148781/smoky-skies-in-the-western-amazon/?src=nha --------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3155 Issue Time: 2021 Sep 02 0531 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3154 Begin Time: 2021 Aug 28 0205 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3639 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

September 01, 2021 RELEASE 21-114*NASA Invites Students, Educators to Join Artemis I Mission* students_higher_ed.png */Credits: NASA/* As students and educators return to classrooms online and in-person, NASA welcomes the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation – to learn more about the mission that will pave the way to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon. NASA’s Artemis program will reach new heights this school year with the uncrewed Artemis I mission, the first integrated la ...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. * Arc of Fires in the U.S. West (Image from Aug 30, 2021; Posted Aug 31, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1 ...Continue Reading

September 01, 2021 RELEASE 21-111*NASA Begins Air Taxi Flight Testing with Joby * 1sep2021_press_release_-_co5i3243.jpg Joby’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is pictured at the company's Electric Flight Base, located near Big Sur, California. NASA began flight testing with the aircraft as part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign, Monday. This test runs through Friday, Sept.10. */Credits: NASA/* NASA began flight testing Monday with Joby Aviation’s all-el ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3154 Issue Time: 2021 Sep 01 0906 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3153 Begin Time: 2021 Aug 28 0205 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2862 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

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (31 August 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Tournament Earth: The Landsat Games We started on August 3 with 32 of our favorite images from the Landsat collection, and now just two are left. Who will reign in Tournament Earth: The Landsat Games? Will it be an image of the Mississippi Delta, where winds have sculpted and reshaped inland ponds and wetlands over time? Or will it be an image of ice and water making natural art along ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the basin runs from June 1 to November 30, though storms have been starting earlier in recent years. * Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana (Image from Aug 30, 2021; Posted Aug 30, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148767/hurricane-ida-batters-louisiana/?src=nha ---- ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-104*NASA Leadership to Call Space Station Crew* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station from the Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday, Sept. 2. NASA will provide live coverage of the call from the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center starting at 10 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency’s website. The conve ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2021 RELEASE 21-116*NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Ukrainian President* 51416138114_872802e414_k.jpeg NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, discusses the International Space Station with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls/* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit Tue ...Continue Reading