April 16, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-045*NASA to Announce Selection of Human Lander for Artemis Moon Mission* NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Friday, April 16, to announce the company or companies selected to move forward in developing a modern human landing system (HLS) that will carry the next two American astronauts to the surface of the Moon and pave the way for sustainable lunar exploration under the Artemis program. Tune in for a special announcement followed ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 16 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 106 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2814 S22W31 007 0050 Dro 06 12 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 15/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 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 105 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2814 S22W18 008 0090 Cro 06 07 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 14/ ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Listserv Readers:* Please join us TODAY at 11:00am-11:45am EDT for our Virtual History Brown Bag talk: *Dr. Jenifer Barton*, /Branding the Earth: A History of the Earth System Concept in the United States, 1983-1988/ * * *Microsoft Teams link for the event: *Click here to join the meeting *Abstract:* The phrase “Earth system” is today used ubiquitously by Earth scientists to describe the planet as a system of interconnections between the air, lan ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 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 104 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2814 S22W05 008 0030 Bxo 06 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/ ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (13 April 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Eruption at La Soufriere https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148176/eruption-at-la-soufriere/?src=eoa-iotd * Seroja Slams Australia https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148180/seroja-slams-australia/?src=eoa-iotd * Hiding in Plain Sight https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148172/hiding-in-plain- ...Continue Reading

  April 13, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-043*NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Crew Landing* 50563964032_57134c1431_k.jpeg Expedition 64 Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos are scheduled to depart the International Space Station Friday, April 16. The three crew members are pictured inside the Kibo laboratory module from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). */Credits: NASA/* Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubin ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ERUPTION AT LA SOUFRIERE Volcanic activity has resumed on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. * Eruption at La Soufrière (Image from Apr 9, 2021; Posted Apr 12, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148176/eruption-at-la-soufriere/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 13 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 103 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2814 S22E09 007 0010 Bxo 05 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 12/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SEVERE STORMS IN AUSTRALIA IN 2021 Tropical cyclones slammed into the coast of Australia. * Seroja Slams Western Australia (Image from Apr 11, 2021; Posted Apr 12, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148180/seroja-slams-western-australia/?src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- PACAYA VOLCANO The volcan ...Continue Reading