The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- EXTREME WINTER WEATHER IN NORTH AMERICA 2021 Winter storms can bring heavy snow and freezing temperatures, though global warming also means there can be more potent rainstorms and heat waves as well. * Snowy Scene Surrounding the Salish Sea (Image from Dec 29, 2021; Posted Jan 7, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149 ...Continue Reading

January 10, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-004*NASA Invites Media to Meet New Chief Scientist, Climate Advisor* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 11, to introduce and discuss the role of the agency’s new chief scientist and senior climate advisor. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced that Dr. Katherine Calvin will serve the agency in dual roles as chief scientist and senior climate advisor effective Monday. Audio of the teleconference will stream live o ...Continue Reading

January 10, 2022 RELEASE 22-003*NASA Announces New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor*  Dr. Katherine Calvin, NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls/* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced that Dr. Katherine Calvin will serve the agency in dual roles as chief scientist and senior climate advisor effective Monday. Calvin succeeds Jim Green, who retired from his role Jan. 1 as chief scientist after more than 40 years of service at NASA, and Gavin Schmidt, wh ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #22-2 2022 January 9 at 6:37 p.m. MST (2022 January 10 0137 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 3-9 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were reached on 08 Jan due to a geoeffective, negative polarity coronal hole high speed stream. No other significant space weathger was observed. Outlook For January 10-16 A slight chance to a chance for M-cl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jan 09 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 9 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Jan 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2924 S31W01 038 0430 Ehi 12 08 Beta 2925 S32E31 006 0100 Hsx 02 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

January 08, 2022 RELEASE 22-004*NASA’s Webb Telescope Reaches Major Milestone as Mirror Unfolds* webb_illustration.png This artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope in space shows all its major elements fully deployed. The telescope was folded to fit into its launch vehicle, and then was slowly unfolded over the course of two weeks after launch. */Credits: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez/* NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3184 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 08 1310 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2022 Jan 08 1245 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: 2022 Jan 07 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 7 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jan 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2924 S31E20 040 0190 Dai 05 12 Beta 2925 S34E55 009 0080 Dso 03 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plag ...Continue Reading

January 06, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-001*NASA to Host Coverage, Briefing for Webb Telescope’s Final Unfolding* james_webb_space_telescope.jpg When the James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror wings unfold and lock into place in space, the observatory will have completed all major spacecraft deployments. */Credits: Northrop Grumman/* NASA will provide live coverage and host a media briefing Saturday, Jan. 8, for the conclusion of the James Webb Space Telescope’s major spacecraft deployments. Beginning n ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- EXTREME WINTER WEATHER IN NORTH AMERICA 2021 Winter storms can bring heavy snow and freezing temperatures, though global warming also means there can be more potent rainstorms and heat waves as well. * Mid-Atlantic Snow Band (Image from Jan 4, 2022; Posted Jan 4, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149288/mid-atlantic-s ...Continue Reading