February 04, 2021 RELEASE 21-012*NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Artemis Commercial Moon Delivery in 2023* blue_ghost_render.jpg Illustration of of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the lunar surface. The lander will carry a suite of 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon in 2023 as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. */Credits: Firefly Aerospace/* NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, approximately $93.3 million to ...Continue Reading

February 04, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-016*NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station* cygnus_1.jpg The U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman and its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays are pictured on Jan. 7, 2019, as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 11, to discuss science investigations and technolog ...Continue Reading

February 04, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-016*NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station* cygnus_1.jpg The U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman and its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays are pictured on Jan. 7, 2019, as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 11, to discuss science investigations and technolog ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 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 35 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2801 N30W59 250 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 03/ ...Continue Reading

February 03, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-015*NASA, AIAA Host Discussion on Mars Perseverance Rover Technology* The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and NASA will host a moderated webinar to discuss technology innovations with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover during a virtual event at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 10. The event will livestream on NASA’s website and on YouTube through AIAA’s event landing page.   Perseverance is scheduled to land on Mars Thursday, Feb. 18, and is the largest ...Continue Reading

February 03, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-014*NASA Invites Media to Prelaunch, Launch Activities for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 * feb3oft-2.jpg Boeing's Orbital Flight Test-2 Starliner is pictured in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 3, 2021. */Credits: NASA/John Proferes/* Media accreditation now is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second uncre ...Continue Reading

February 03, 2021 RELEASE 21-010*NASA Announces New Role of Senior Climate Advisor*  Gavin Schmidt, acting senior climate advisor */Credits: NASA/* In an effort to ensure effective fulfillment of the Biden Administration’s climate science objectives for NASA, the agency has established a new position of senior climate advisor and selected Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Science in New York, to serve in the role in an acting capacity until a permanent appointment is made. “ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 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 34 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2801 N31W43 249 0010 Bxo 02 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 02/2 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (2 February 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Eloise Floods Mozambique https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147866/eloise-floods-mozambique/?src=eoa-iotd * A Remote Lake with a Rich History https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147862/a-remote-lake-with-a-rich-history/?src=eoa-iotd * America's First National Wildlife Refuge https://earthobservat ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FLOODING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Rivers in southern Africa were swollen and brown with sediment in January 2015 in the wake of a tropical storm system that brought heavy rain to the region. * Eloise Floods Mozambique (Image from Jan 30, 2021; Posted Feb 2, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147866/eloise-floods-mozambique/?src=nha ...Continue Reading