:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 20 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 141 Issued at 0030Z on 20 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 May 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New issue of EO Kids * The Ozone Hole: We Need More Sunscreen EO Kids is discovering more about Earth’s ozone layer and about what happens when it gets damaged. Plus, create your own ozone hole map in our “Data Viz” activity: “Mapping Ozone.” https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/eokids/2020/05/15/the-ozone-hole-we-need-more-sunscreen/?src=eoa-blogs -------------------- Latest Images: ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINES As nations and economies shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pollution levels and human patterns changed in ways that were detectable by satellites. * Satellites Show a Decline in Fire in the U.S. Southeast (Image from Apr 30, 2020; Posted May 18, 2020) https://earthobservatory ...Continue Reading

  May 19, 2020 RELEASE 20-056*NASA Remembers Annie Glenn* Sen. John Glenn and his wife Annie listen to speakers during a reception at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* The following is a statement on the passing of Annie Glenn, wife of former NASA astronaut Sen. John Glenn: “We are deeply sadd ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 19 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 140 Issued at 0030Z on 19 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON The Western Pacific sees more tropical storms and typhoons each year than any other ocean basin. * Vongfong Makes Landfall in the Philippines (Image from May 14, 2020; Posted May 14, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146719/vongfong-makes-landfall-in-the-philippines/?src=nha -- MA ...Continue Reading

Monday, May 18, 2020 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the Saildrone Arctic field campaign data. This campaign involved the deployment of a fleet of 5 saildrones, jointly funded by NASA and NOAA, from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, within the Bering and Chukchi Seas to the ice edge and back over a 150-day period from 15 May 2019 to 11 October 2019. Scientific objectives include collecting upper ocean temperature profiles with a full suite of ocean measurements.  The Saildrone Arctic dataset hosted at t ...Continue Reading

  May 18, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-059*NASA to Make Announcement About WFIRST Space Telescope Mission* Illustration of NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a special edition of NASA Science Live at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 20, to share an exciting announcement about the agency’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission. The episode will air live on NASA’s website, NASA YouTube, NASA Facebook and Twitte ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-20 2020 May 17 at 9:27 p.m. MDT (2020 May 18 0327 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For May 11-17 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For May 18-24 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 18 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 139 Issued at 0030Z on 18 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading