December 06, 2020 RELEASE 20-122*NASA Science, New Airlock Heads to Space Station on SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft* SpaceX CRS-21 Launch SpaceX launched its 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station at 11:17 a.m. EST Dec. 6, 2020, from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA Television/* The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations, a new airlock, and oth ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 06 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 341 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2786 S17W85 348 0350 Cko 04 03 Beta 2790 S23E12 251 0070 Cso 04 04 Beta 2791 S16E45 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 05 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 340 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2785 S22W88 004 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2786 S17W71 347 0460 Hkx 05 03 Alpha 2790 S23E24 ...Continue Reading

Friday, December 4, 2020 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the CYGNSS Level 1 Full Delay Doppler Map (DDM) Version 3.0 dataset from the Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI) aboard the CYGNSS satellite constellation. More information about the CYGNSS mission is available on the PO.DAAC CYGNSS mission page. The primary CYGNSS instrument, DDMI, measures the incoming radio frequency (RF) streams from three input antenna channels (2 nadir oriented science antennas and one zenith oriented navig ...Continue Reading

  December 04, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-136*NASA Invites Media to Discuss Science Priorities for Artemis III Moon Landing* NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 7, to discuss the release of a report defining the agency’s science priorities for the Artemis III mission, which will launch the first woman and next man to the Moon in 2024. The teleconference will stream live on NASA’s website. Briefing participants include: [*]Thomas Zurbuchen, associ ...Continue Reading

  December 04, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-131*NASA Invites Media to Briefing on Next Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage* 2020-02-09_-_artemis_i_core_stage_on_the_b-2_stand_-_04_large.jpg A NASA drone photo offers a bird’s-eye view of the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center with the first flight core stage for NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) installed for Green Run testing. The SLS core stage is undergoing a series of tests on its integrated systems prior to i ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 04 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 339 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2785 S23W75 003 0160 Hsx 04 01 Alpha 2786 S17W57 345 0410 Hkx 03 03 Alpha 2790 S22E36 ...Continue Reading

  December 03, 2020 RELEASE 20-120*NASA Selects Heliophysics Missions of Opportunity for Space Science Research and Technology Demonstration* cme.00589_1920x1080.jpg NASA has chosen two new science proposals for nine-month concept studies to advance our understanding of how the particles and energy in space – shown here flowing from the Sun in an illustration of the solar wind – affect the fundamental nature of space. One proposal will ultimately be chosen to launch along w ...Continue Reading

  December 03, 2020 RELEASE 20-119*NASA Expands Informal Learning Institutions Engaging Next Generation of Explorers* franklin_star_party_teens_img_3945.jpg The Franklin Institute hosts astronomy activities to engage students in STEM through NASA's TEAM II award. *//* NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program has selected three additional informal education organizations to promote learning in STEM with the goal of inspiring the next g ...Continue Reading

  December 03, 2020 RELEASE 20-118*NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations* NASA Asks Commercial Companies to Collect Moon Rocks NASA is taking a critical step forward in its lunar exploration goals by selecting commercial companies to collect lunar resources as part of the Artemis program. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected four companies to collect space resources and transfer ownership to the agency: Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado; Masten Spa ...Continue Reading