The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- EARTHQUAKES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2011 GREAT TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE In March 2011, a magnitude 9.1 quake struck off of eastern Japan, triggering large tsunami waves that inundated Japan's coast and spread effects to the Americas and Antarctica. * Ten Years After the Tsunami (Image from Feb 28, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148036/te ...Continue Reading

  March 15, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-034*NASA to Host Virtual Symposium Exploring Rise of Commercial Space* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* From activities in low-Earth orbit to NASA’s Artemis program, the commercial space industry has emerged as an innovator in areas of space access, commerce, and exploration. In an effort to address the growth of commercial space over the past decades and inform the relationship between government and industry for the future, NASA will host a virtual ev ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Listserv Readers: * Just a quick reminder for our symposium this week. Please let me know if you have questions. Best, Brian Brian C. Odom, PhD, MLIS (He/Him)// Acting NASA Chief Historian NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 256-541-8974 (cell) /NASA and the Rise of Commercial Space Symposium / March 17-19, 2021 *From: *"Odom, Brian C. (MSFC-CS20)" <brian.c.odom@nasa.gov> *Date: *Monday, March 1, 2021 at 5:05 PM *To: *"history@lists.hq.nasa.gov" <history@lists.hq. ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers: Reminder for an upcoming Albatrosses Aerospace History Seminar. Best, Brian Brian C. Odom, PhD, MLIS (He/Him)// Acting NASA Chief Historian NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 256-541-8974 (cell) /NASA and the Rise of Commercial Space Symposium / March 17-19, 2021 *From: *"'Neufeld, Michael' via Albatross SIG" <albatross-sig@googlegroups.com> *Reply-To: *neufeldm <neufeldm@si.edu> *Date: *Monday, March 15, 2021 at 9:52 AM *To: *Albatross-SIG <albat ...Continue Reading

  March 15, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-024*NASA TV to Air Second Rocket Test for Artemis Moon Missions* screenshot_2021-02-16_204409.jpg The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The hot fire is the final test of the Green Run test series, a comprehensive assessment of the Space Launch System’s cor ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3119 Issue Time: 2021 Mar 15 0651 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3118 Begin Time: 2021 Mar 14 1520 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2745 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

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-13 2021 March 14 at 7:16 p.m. MDT (2021 March 15 0116 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 8-14 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels were observed on 14 March due to CH HSS influence. Outlook For March 15-21 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Mar 15 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 74 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Mar 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2808 N19E04 035 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2809 S22W26 065 0020 Cso 03 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3118 Issue Time: 2021 Mar 14 1537 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2021 Mar 14 1520 UTC Station: GOES16 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 subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Mar 14 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 73 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Mar 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2808 N19E18 034 0010 Hax 06 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/ ...Continue Reading