The following sections have been updated in the past 3 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. * Smoky Summer in the Pacific Northwest (Image from Jul 8, 2021; Posted Jul 9, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/i ...Continue Reading

July 12, 2021 RELEASE 21-093*NASA Launches Entrepreneurs Challenge to Identify Innovative Ideas* pia24028.jpeg NASA’s call for innovative technology ideas in the 2021 Entrepreneurs Challenge includes seeking ideas on how to collect samples from ocean worlds, such as Jupiter’s Moon Europa, pictured here in an artist’s rendition. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* NASA is announcing its 2021 Entrepreneurs Challenge to invite fresh ideas and new participants that will lead to new instruments and technologies with ...Continue Reading

Monday, July 12, 2021 With the impending arrival of high-volume data from new missions such as the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT), the need to effectively archive and distribute significantly larger data volumes is critically important for PO.DAAC operations. To meet these needs, PO.DAAC is migrating its data archive to the NASA Earthdata Cloud, hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS). As PO.DAAC and other Earth Science data move into the Cloud, end users will be able to do more than ever, enabling multidisci ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-30 2021 July 11 at 8:07 p.m. MDT (2021 July 12 0207 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 5-11 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For July 12-18 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the Inter ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 12 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 193 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2841 S18E30 236 0010 Bxo 03 02 Beta 2842 N24E64 202 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 11 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 192 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2841 S18E45 234 0020 Bxo 02 03 Beta 2842 N24E79 200 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 10 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 191 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2839 N19W28 320 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2841 S18E61 231 0020 Bxo 03 02 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

July 09, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-080*NC, Wisconsin, NY Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station* iss065e084898.jpg Expedition 65 astronauts (clockwise from left) Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Mark Vande Hei and Akihiko Hoshide are pictured inside the International Space Station's Harmony module. */Credits: NASA/* Students from three states will hear from astronauts from three different countries aboard the International Space Station next week. The Earth-to-space calls will air live on NASA Te ...Continue Reading

July 09, 2021 RELEASE 21-092*NASA, Northrop Grumman Finalize Moon Outpost Living Quarters Contract* iac5_gateway_ppehalo_001.png Illustration showing a close-up of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), one of the elements of Gateway. */Credits: NASA/* NASA and Northrop Grumman of Dulles, Virginia, have finalized a contract to develop the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) for Gateway, which will be a critical way station and outpost in orbit around the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program. NA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jul 09 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 190 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Jul 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2839 N19W14 319 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2840 N27W90 035 0010 Bxo 05 02 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading