:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 22 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 203 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2842 N25W66 200 0080 Dsi 08 07 Beta-Gamma 2845 S15W61 195 0060 Dso 04 04 Beta 2846 N25 ...Continue Reading

July 21, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-087*Media Invited to Learn About NASA Mission to Study Intense Storms* er2.jpg Scientists are using NASA's ER-2 high altitude research aircraft to study the atmospheric effects of powerful summer thunderstorms that erupt over the U.S. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is inviting media to learn more about an upcoming airborne science campaign to study intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States, which will aid scientists in their understanding of how such storms affec ...Continue Reading

July 21, 2021 RELEASE 21-097*NASA Perseverance Mars Rover to Acquire First Sample* 1-pia24746-1041.jpg A light-colored “paver stone,” like the ones seen in this mosaic image, will be the likely target for first sampling by the Perseverance rover. This image was taken July 8, 2021, in the “Cratered Floor Fractured Rough” geologic unit at Jezero Crater. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/* NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, w ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 21 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 202 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2842 N25W54 201 0140 Dai 07 10 Beta 2845 S15W50 196 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2846 N25E63 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (20 July 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Sweden's Siljan Ring https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148577/swedens-siljan-ring/?src=eoa-iotd * Deadly Floods Surprise Europe https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148598/deadly-floods-surprise-europe/?src=eoa-iotd * Algae Abound Along Florida Coast https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148590/a ...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. * Hazy Skies in the Midwest (Image from Jul 11, 2021; Posted Jul 12, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1485 ...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. * Oregon Smothered with Smoke (Image from Jul 18, 2021; Posted Jul 19, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 20 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 201 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2842 N26W41 201 0090 Dsi 07 10 Beta 2845 S16W34 193 0010 Hrx 02 04 Alpha 2846 N25E76 ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-086*NASA Invites Media to Launch of Landsat 9 From the West Coast* landsat9_gulf_670_print.jpeg Illustration of the Landsat 9 spacecraft in orbit around Earth, passing over the US from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. The satellite will travel at 7.5 km/second, circling the globe every 99 minutes at an altitude of 705 km (438 miles). Landsat 9 will image a swath 185 km (115 miles) in width and complete about 14 orbits each day, thereby imaging every part of Earth every 1 ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-085*NASA Science Mission Directorate to Hold Town Hall Meeting* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA's Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 1:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 22, to discuss updates to NASA's science program and share the current status of NASA activities. Members of the science community, academia, the media, and the public are invited t ...Continue Reading