January 04, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-003*NASA to Air Departure of Upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon from Space Station*  The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking on Nov. 17, 2020. */Credits: NASA/* The SpaceX Dragon that arrived to the International Space Station on the company’s 21st resupply services mission for NASA is scheduled to depart on Monday, Jan. 11, loaded with 5,200 pounds of scientific experiments ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jan 03 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 3 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Jan 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S16W93 347 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2795 S18W68 321 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jan 01 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 1 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Jan 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S16W68 344 0180 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2795 S18W38 316 0030 Bxo 10 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 31 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 366 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S15W54 347 0170 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2795 S18W25 318 0040 Cro 10 05 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

On behalf of the Earth Observatory Group, I want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! We have several new projects in the works for 2021 as well as continuing our Image of the Day series into our 22nd year and we are very much looking forward to sharing those stories with you. We hope you are all safe and happy. See you in 2021, Kevin Ward, team leader Michael Carlowicz, managing editor Paul Przyborski, programmer Adam Voiland, senior science writer Kathryn Hansen, science writer Joshua Stevens, visualizer Kasha ...Continue Reading

December 29, 2020 RELEASE 20-135*NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth’s Aurora* iss059e099150_orig.jpg From the International Space Station’s orbit 269 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia, this nighttime photograph captures the aurora australis, or "southern lights." Russia's Soyuz MS-12 crew ship is in the foreground and Progress 72 resupply ship in the background. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore the Sun and the system ...Continue Reading

  December 29, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-139*NASA Television to Air Departure of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus from Space Station* 1_iss063e101293medium.jpg Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter approaches the International Space Station where the Canadarm2 robotic arm is poised to capture it for docking. */Credits: NASA/* Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Wednesday, Jan. 6, more than three mont ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 29 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 364 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S16W26 346 0180 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 2795 S17E02 318 0120 Dao 09 05 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

  December 28, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-140*Young Students Send Questions to Astronauts Aboard Space Station* Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Shannon Walker smiles for a portrait *//* Students from across the country will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 10:40 a.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 30, on NASA television and the agency’s website. Astronauts Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-52 2020 December 27 at 6:45 p.m. MST (2020 December 28 0145 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 21-27 No significant space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 28-January 3 No significant space weather storms are expected for the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contrib ...Continue Reading