November 02, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-142*NASA to Provide Coverage of Human Spaceflight Health Symposium* spaceflight_4_everyone_cover_0.png */Credits: NASA/* NASA will provide live coverage of its Spaceflight for Everybody virtual symposium, an event aimed at communicating the current state of NASA spaceflight health knowledge. The symposium takes place Monday, Nov. 8 to Wednesday, Nov. 10. NASA TV, the agency’s website, and the NASA app will offer live coverage each day, including an American Sign ...Continue Reading

November 02, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-141*NASA to Hold Double Asteroid Redirection Test Launch Preview Briefing* dart_header.jpg Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. */Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins, APL/Steve Gribben/* NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 4, to preview the launch of the agency’s first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). As a technolo ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Nov 02 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 306 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Nov 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2887 S27W64 276 0160 Cso 06 05 Beta-Gamma 2891 N16E03 210 0230 Dai 08 17 Beta 2893 N15 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER EXTREMES 2021 Although they can happen any time of the year, here's a look at some extreme events occurring during the summer months north of the equator. * Extratropical Cyclones Drench West Coast (Image from Oct 25, 2021; Posted Oct 25, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148999/extratropi ...Continue Reading

November 01, 2021 RELEASE 21-130*New Roles, Combined Offices for NASA Administrator Leadership Team* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is announcing new leadership roles, as well as the merging of two offices into the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), in support of Biden-Harris Administration priorities and the focus on space strategy. [*]Dr. Bhavya Lal will serve as the associate administrator for OTPS [*]Melanie Saunders will serve as the agency’s new chief resilienc ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-47 2021 October 31 at 11:26 p.m. MDT (2021 November 1 0526 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 25-31 R1 (Minor) Radio Blackouts were observed on 26, 28, and 29 Oct with R3 (Strong) levels observed on 28 Oct due to flare activity from sunspot Regions 2887 and 2891. S1 (Minor) Solar Radiation Storm levels were observed on 28-30 Oct associated with th ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Nov 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 305 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Nov 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2887 S28W47 273 0150 Cso 08 08 Beta 2889 S24W21 250 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2891 N17E16 ...Continue Reading

October 30, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-140*Coverage Update for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts* 51634065861_3781f1e8b6_k.jpeg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-3 mission, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch of Crew-3 now is targeted for 1:10 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Nov. 3. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky /* NASA is updati ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 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 303 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2886 S19W81 334 0100 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 2887 S26W21 274 0250 Dhi 10 22 Beta-Gamma 2889 S2 ...Continue Reading

October 29, 2021 RELEASE 21-142*NASA, National Geographic Partner to Show Inside Artemis Moon Mission*  An illustration of the Orion spacecraft. Throughout this decade, NASA will explore more of the Moon than ever before and establish a sustainable human presence under Artemis in preparation for future human missions to Mars. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected National Geographic to help tell the story of Artemis II, the first Artemis flight that will carry astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth ...Continue Reading