The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. * Record-Setting Fires in Colorado and California (Image from Oct 19, 2020; Posted Oct 21, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147443/record-setting-fires-in-colorado-and-california/?src=nha -- ...Continue Reading

  October 26, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-117*Astronauts in Space to Discuss 20th Anniversary of International Space Station* Expedition 64 Crew Members Expedition 64 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov pose for a crew portrait during crew training at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. */Credits: NASA/* NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of ...Continue Reading

Monday, October 26, 2020 Due to the recent release of the CYGNSS Ocean Surface Heat Flux Climate Data Record (CDR) v1.0 (DOI: 10.5067/CYGNS-C2H10) dataset producing data at the same latency and frequency as the older Science Data Record (SDR) v1.0 (DOI: 10.5067/CYGNS-L2H10) dataset and ongoing efforts to update the SDR with a newer version, the data provider has decided to cease continuing production of new data for the CYGNSS SDR V1.0 dataset, which will complete the historical processing record of this dataset cove ...Continue Reading

October 26, 2020 RELEASE 20-105*NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon* 578d41c5-4e1a-4911-a5be-4267ad719db0-376875849.jpg This illustration highlights the Moon’s Clavius Crater with an illustration depicting water trapped in the lunar soil there, along with an image of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) that found sunlit lunar water. */Credits: NASA/* NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3071 Issue Time: 2020 Oct 26 0513 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3070 Begin Time: 2020 Oct 25 1320 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5669 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-43 2020 October 25 at 10:08 p.m. MDT (2020 October 26 0408 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 19-25 No significant space weather storms were observed. Outlook For October 26-November 1 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions are likely on 26 Oct due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream activity. Data used to provide space weather serv ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Oct 26 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 300 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Oct 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2776 S14W83 166 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 25 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3070 Issue Time: 2020 Oct 25 1402 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2020 Oct 25 1320 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: 2020 Oct 25 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 299 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Oct 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2776 S14W70 166 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 24 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Oct 24 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 298 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Oct 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2776 S14W57 167 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 23 ...Continue Reading