NASA Awards Support STEM Research at Minority Serving Institutions *JUL 01, 2024* *RELEASE 24-091* A photo of MPLAN principal investigator awardees from various minority-serving institutions at the 2023 NASA Better Together conference in San Jose, California. Credits: NASA NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agency’s missions for the benefit of humanity. Through NASA’s ...Continue Reading

July 1, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-089*   *NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch* * * Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft approaches the International Space Station. Cygnus will deliver science experiments, crew supplies, and station hardware (Credits: NASA).   Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 21s ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-27 2024 June 30 at 8:25 p.m. MDT (2024 July 1 0225 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 24-30 G4 (Severe) storm levels were observed on 28 Jun. R1 (Minor) X-Ray flares were observed on 24-25 Jun. No space weather storms were observed on 26-27, 29-30 Jun. Outlook For July 1-7 No significant space weather storms are expected for 01-07 Jul. ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jul 01 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 183 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Jul 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3719 S16W81 067 0220 Cso 04 02 Beta 3720 S05W67 053 0030 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 30 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 182 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3719 S16W69 068 0240 Cso 04 04 Beta 3720 S05W56 055 0030 Cro 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 29 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 181 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3719 S16W55 067 0240 Cso 04 03 Beta 3720 S05W43 055 0080 Dao 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for Infrared Telescope Facility Operations *JUN 28, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-025* Credits: NASA NASA has selected the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to maintain and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii. The Management and Operations of NASA’s IRTF is a hybrid firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity provision. The contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $85.5 million, with a base period of perfo ...Continue Reading

June 28, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Home Reef Volcano Grows Plumes of volcanic material traveled by air and by sea as the small Pacific island erupted in June 2024. (Jun 28, 2024) In the Grip of Global Heat Heat waves rolled through parts of Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia, leaving vulne ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 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 180 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3719 S15W39 064 0140 Cso 04 03 Beta 3720 S06W30 055 0090 Dao 0 ...Continue Reading

June 27, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-088* * * *NASA, Boeing to Provide Commercial Crew, Space Station Update*** * * NASA logo   Leadership from NASA’s International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, June 28. NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate Starliner’s propulsion system performance before returning from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Crew Flight Test. The agency also will dis ...Continue Reading