December 16, 2021 RELEASE 21-172*Two Astronauts Receive Assignments for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission* crew6_bowen_hoburg.jpg NASA crew members of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Pictured from left are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission – the sixth crew rotation flight aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Stephen Bow ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 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. * Derecho Sweeps Across Midwest (Image from Dec 15, 2021; Posted Dec 16, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149221/dere ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Dec 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 350 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Dec 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2905 S11E03 350 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2906 S29E09 344 0120 Dao 04 04 Beta 2907 S21E39 ...Continue Reading

December 15, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-168*NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Next Cargo Launch* crs-23_rollout.jpg SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft, seen atop a Falcon 9 rocket, at the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 24, 2021, in preparation for the company’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission. */Credits: SpaceX/* NASA commercial cargo launch provider SpaceX is targeting 5:06 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 21, to launch its 24th commercial resupply services missi ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (14 December 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * The Nile Delta's Disappearing Farmland https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149183/the-nile-deltas-disappearing-farmland/?src=eoa-iotd * Satellites Spot Tornado Tracks Across Midwest https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149205/satellites-spot-tornado-tracks-across-midwest/?src=eoa-iotd * La Niñ ...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. * Satellites Spot Tornado Tracks Across Midwest (Image from Dec 12, 2021; Posted Dec 13, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ima ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Dec 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 348 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Dec 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2905 S11E31 349 0020 Cro 04 03 Beta 2906 S29E38 343 0010 Bxo 02 04 Beta 2907 S21E60 ...Continue Reading

December 13, 2021 RELEASE 21-171*NASA Selects Second Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station* 51710869257_e57bca45a6_k.jpg The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected Axiom Space for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. NASA will negotiate with Axiom on a ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- U.S. FALL AND WINTER MONSOON 2021-22 Late autumn and winter months usually bring rain and snow to western locations that are mostly dry for the rest of the year. * Soggy Autumn in the Pacific Northwest (Image from Dec 6, 2021; Posted Dec 9, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149195/soggy-autumn-in-the-pacific-northw ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-53 2021 December 12 at 6:39 p.m. MST (2021 December 13 0139 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 6-12 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 13-19 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, ...Continue Reading