Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3056 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 24 1703 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2020 Sep 24 1540 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

  September 24, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-106*NASA Invites Media, Public to Watch Cargo Launch to Space Station* 46717598875_8f156b8ed9_k.jpg The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen in this black and white infrared photograph as it launches from Pad-0A, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 10:27 p.m. EDT Tuesday, S ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 24 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 268 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2773 N28E62 083 0010 Bxo 04 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 23/ ...Continue Reading

  September 23, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-105*NASA Invites Media to Hot Fire Test for Mega Rocket to Support Moon Missions* dsc_2923orig.jpg The massive core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, for the core stage Green Run test series. NASA and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor, installed the stage into the test stand in January 2020. The core stage Green Run test serie ...Continue Reading

  September 23, 2020 RELEASE 20-090*NASA Invites Students to Join the Artemis Generation at SciFest Virtual Event* Venture with NASA to discover the future of flight, understand the portrait of planet Earth, and take the next steps in exploration at SciFest, the virtual STEM expo from the USA Science and Engineering Festival. The free event, which runs from Saturday, Sept. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 3, will feature NASA researchers, scientists, engineers, and technicians discussing various to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. * Bobcat Fire Chars Southern California (Image from Sep 21, 2020; Posted Sep 23, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147324/bobcat-fire-chars-southern-california/?src=nha -- SEVERE STORMS (1 upd ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 23 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 267 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (22 September 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest Extent https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147306/arctic-sea-ice-reaches-second-lowest-extent/?src=eoa-iotd * Persistent Phytoplankton https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147299/persistent-phytoplankton/?src=eoa-iotd * Record Flooding in Sudan https://earthobs ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- BLOOMS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2020 As hours of sunlight increase in the northern hemisphere, the oceans come alive with blooms of phytoplankton, algae, and seaweed. * Persistent Phytoplankton (Image from Sep 5, 2020; Posted Sep 21, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147299/persistent-phytoplankton/?src=nha ---------- ...Continue Reading

  September 22, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-104*NASA to Provide Update on Agency’s First Asteroid Sample Collection Attempt* NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, to provide an update on the agency’s first attempt to contact the surface of asteroid Bennu and collect a sample next month. Teleconference audio and visuals will stream live on NASA’s website. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Exp ...Continue Reading