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

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-31 2020 August 2 at 9:45 p.m. MDT (2020 August 3 0345 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 27-August 2 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For August 3-9 There is a chance for G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 03 Aug due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream effects. Data used to provide space weather services are contribute ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 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 216 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S22W85 197 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2769 N26E53 059 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

  August 02, 2020 RELEASE 20-078*NASA Astronauts Safely Splash Down after First Commercial Crew Flight to Space Station *   SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida at 2:48 p.m. EDT Aug. 2, 2020, where the spacecraft is recovered by SpaceX and brought aboard the recovery ship 'Go Navigator.' */Credits: NASA Television/* Two NASA astronauts splashed down saf ...Continue Reading

  August 02, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-089*NASA Broadcasts First Splashdown of American Astronauts in 45 Years* NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley boarded the International Space Station shortly after arriving in the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on May 31, 2020. The two departed the station aboard the Crew Dragon Aug. 1 for a scheduled splashdown of 2:38 p.m. EDT Aug. 2 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is broadcasting the retu ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 02 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 215 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S21W73 198 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2768 N26E14 111 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 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 214 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S21W60 198 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2768 N26E27 111 0010 Bxo 01 02 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 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 213 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S20W46 197 0090 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2768 N26E40 111 0020 Hsx 00 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

Thursday, July 30, 2020 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the NASA-funded Saildrone data as part of the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC). The ATOMIC campaign involved the deployment of a fleet of Saildrones in the Atlantic waters offshore of Barbados over a 45 day period from 17 January to 2 March 2020. The goal was to understand the ocean-atmosphere interaction particularly over mesoscale ocean eddies in that region. The Saildrone ATOMIC dataset hosted at ...Continue Reading

  July 30, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-088*NASA Astronauts in Space to Discuss Upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon Return* NASA astronauts (from left) Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley and Chris Cassidy are the U.S. members of the Expedition 63 crew aboard the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will address their upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon departure and splashdown in a news conference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Friday, July 31, from the International Space ...Continue Reading