February 22, 2021 RELEASE 21-021*NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Provides Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Audio Recording of Red Planet* New video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing (EDL) on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 as the spacecraft plummeted, parachuted, and rocketed toward the surface of Mars. A microphone on the rover also has provided the first audio recording of sounds from M ...Continue Reading

February 22, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-026*NASA to Reveal New Video, Images from Mars Perseverance Rover* rover_drop.jpg This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. A camera aboard the descent stage captured this shot. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3102 Issue Time: 2021 Feb 22 0833 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3101 Begin Time: 2021 Feb 21 0535 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6702 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 #21-9 2021 February 21 at 7:03 p.m. MST (2021 February 22 0203 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For February 15-21 No significant space weather was observed during the summary period. Outlook For February 22-28 No significant space weather is expected over the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 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 53 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2803 N20E38 277 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3101 Issue Time: 2021 Feb 21 0557 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2021 Feb 21 0535 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 Feb 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 52 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2803 N21E49 280 0010 Axx 02 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/ ...Continue Reading

February 20, 2021 RELEASE 21-019*NASA Science, Cargo Launches on 15th Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space Station* ng15_launchpb-1.jpg The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft aboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 15th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the o ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 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 51 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2803 N21E62 280 0030 Axx 01 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN Storms in the southern half of the basin tend to form between November and April. * Tropical Cyclone Guambe (Image from Feb 19, 2021; Posted Feb 19, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147958/tropical-cyclone-guambe/?src=nha -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STOR ...Continue Reading