The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (21 September 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Coastal Color in New Zealand https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148852/coastal-color-in-new-zealand/?src=eoa-iotd * Floods Along the White Nile https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148848/floods-along-the-white-nile/?src=eoa-iotd * Sudbury Impact Structure https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/image ...Continue Reading

September 21, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-111*New York, New Jersey Students to Hear from NASA’s Space Station Crew* ny-nj_image.jpg Expedition 65 crewmembers participating in and On-board Training (OBT) EVA Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT) Session. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet, and Mark Vande Hei are visible in frame. */Credits: NASA/* Students from New York and New Jersey will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The ...Continue Reading

September 21, 2021 RELEASE 21-122*NASA Leadership Positions Agency for Future* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday the agency is creating two new mission directorates that will best position the agency for the next 20 years. The move separates the agency’s current Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate into the new Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) and Space Operations Mission Directorate. NASA is making the changes because of increasing space operations in ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 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 264 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2871 S29E50 357 0240 Dao 05 06 Beta 2872 N17E42 004 0030 Cro 04 07 Beta 2873 N26W07 ...Continue Reading

September 20, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-115 *NASA Invites Media to Discuss Future of NASA* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other senior agency leaders will host an employee town hall for all civil servant and contractor employees at noon EDT, Tuesday, Sept. 21, to provide updates about the agency’s human spaceflight programs, projects, and activities to the workforce.  The town hall will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, the agency’s website, and multiple agency socia ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- 2021 FIRES IN AFRICA The vast continent of Africa tends to have two fire seasons: September to March in areas north of the Equator and April to August in areas to the south of it. * A Fast-Moving Fire in Kgalagadi (Image from Sep 8, 2021; Posted Sep 15, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148829/a-fast-moving-fire-in-kgalaga ...Continue Reading

September 20, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-116*NASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities* NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earth’s land and coastal regions that began with the first Landsat satellite in 1972. Landsat 9 is scheduled to launch at 2:11 p.m. EDT (11:11 a.m. PDT) Monday, Sept. 27, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 ro ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-41 2021 September 19 at 6:43 p.m. MDT (2021 September 20 0043 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 13-19 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were observed on 17 Sep due to CME effects. No other space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For September 20-26 No space weather storms are expected to occur during th ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 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 263 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2871 S28E61 359 0060 Dao 03 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/ ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 797 2021 Sep 18 Somerville, MA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 65 continues. Cargo Dragon capsule C208, with (as usual) a new trunk, was launched on mission SpX CRS-23 on Aug 29. The trunk is empty on this mission. The cabin carries 2207 kg of pressurized cargo including 45 kg of satellite deployment ...Continue Reading