August 05, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-091*NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station Answers STEM Students’ Questions* Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy completing NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer Installation on the Japanese Experiment Module Airlock. */Credits: NASA/* Students participating in Space Station Explorers STEM programs across the nation will pose questions this week to NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy aboard the International Space Station. The educational downlink event will air ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Listserv Readers:* Please join us on *TODAY @ 12:00pm Eastern Time *for our History Brown Bag talk from *W. Patrick McCray *entitled*, “Frank Malina: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of Art”*—bio and abstract are included below.   On the date and time of the meeting, please click the link below to join:  *Join Microsoft Teams Meeting * * * +1 256-715-9946   United States, Huntsville (Toll) Conference ID: 424 205 345# Local numbers | Reset PIN | Learn mor ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3033 Issue Time: 2020 Aug 05 1025 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2020 Aug 05 1010 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 Aug 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 218 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2770 N23E60 026 0050 Cso 10 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 04/ ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (4 August 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Could COVID-19 Have Seasons? https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147066/could-covid-19-have-seasons/?src=eoa-iotd * Early Detection of Algae Yields Savings https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146983/early-detection-of-algae-yields-savings/?src=eoa-iotd * Cultivating Ideas for Mars https://earthobser ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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. Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Smoke from Apple Fire Spreads (Image from Aug 2, 2020; Posted Aug 3, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 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 217 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2769 N27E41 058 0010 Axx 02 02 Alpha 2770 N21E72 025 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

  August 03, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-090*NASA Astronauts to Discuss Historic SpaceX Crew Dragon Test Flight* NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. The Demo-2 test flight for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was the first to deliver astronauts to the International S ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Hurricane Isaias Moves Over the Caribbean (Image from Jul 31, 2020; Posted Jul 31, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147062/hurricane-isaias-moves-over-the-caribbean/?src=nha * Hu ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Hurricane Isaias Moves Over the Caribbean (Image from Jul 31, 2020; Posted Jul 31, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147062/hurricane-isaias-moves-over-the-caribbean/?src=nha ------- ...Continue Reading