The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 January 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Brunt Breaking Up with Antarctica this Year? https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147799/brunt-breaking-up-with-antarctica-this-year/?src=eoa-iotd * Curious Clouds in the Transantarctic Mountains https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147772/curious-clouds-in-the-transantarctic-mountains/?src=eoa-iotd * ...Continue Reading

January 19, 2021 RELEASE 21-004*NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2020 Annual Report*  Cover of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel 2020 Annual Report */Credits: NASA/* The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2020 annual report Tuesday examining the agency’s safety performance over the past year and highlighting accomplishments, issues, and concerns.  The report highlights 2020 activities and includes observat ...Continue Reading

January 19, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-011*NASA Invites Media to Update on Rocket Test for Artemis I Moon Mission*  The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a hot fire test Jan. 16, 2021, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. */Credits: NASA Television/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EST today, Tuesday, Jan.19, to discuss the engine test conducted Saturday, Jan. 16, for the Space Launch Syste ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER 2020-21 Cold temperatures, snowfall, and winter storms mark the 2020-21 winter season. * Mount Fuji's Missing Snow (Image from Jan 1, 2021; Posted Jan 12, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147780/mount-fujis-missing-snow/?src=nha * Heavy Snowfall Blankets Spain (Image from Jan 11, 2020; ...Continue Reading

January 19, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-010*NASA TV Coverage Set for January Spacewalks, Preview News Conference*  NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy took this epic "space-selfie" during a spacewalk this at the International Space Station on July 21, 2020. */Credits: NASA/* Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Monday, Feb. 1, for a pair of spacewalks to finish installing a European science platform and co ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers: Please join us on January 27, 2021 at 12pm ET for our virtual History Brown Bag as historian Dr. Christopher J. Gainor discusses his new book from the NASA History Office, /Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations. /Dr. Gainor’s book is now available as an free eBook: https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/not-yet-imagined.html Hardcopies will be available soon. Unlike our past virtual Brown Bag events, this talk will be hosted via Webex. A link will be posted in o ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers: Please join us on January 27, 2021 at 12pm ET for our virtual History Brown Bag as historian Dr. Christopher J. Gainor discusses his new book from the NASA History Office, /Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations. /Dr. Gainor’s book is now available as an free eBook: https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/not-yet-imagined.html Hardcopies will be available soon. Unlike our past virtual Brown Bag events, this talk will be hosted via Webex. A link will be posted in o ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers: Please see the announcement below from Sean Seyer concerning the Inaugural Albatrosses Aerospace History Seminar. The event is scheduled for 4:00-5:15 p.m. EST on January 28, 2021. Best, Brian Brian C. Odom, Ph.D. /(he/him)/ NASA Chief Historian (Acting) NASA HQ History Program Office 256-541-8974 (cell) http://history.nasa.gov/ *From: *"'Neufeld, Michael' via Albatross SIG" <albatross-sig@googlegroups.com> *Reply-To: *neufeldm <neufeldm@si.edu> *Date: ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-3 2021 January 17 at 8:46 p.m. MST (2021 January 18 0346 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 11-17 No significant space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For January 18-24 No significant space weather storms are expected for the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA ...Continue Reading

January 17, 2021 RELEASE 21-006*NASA Conducts Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage for Artemis I Moon Mission* green run 3 The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a hot fire test Jan. 16, 2021, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. */Credits: NASA Television/*  The hot fire is the final test of the Green Run test series, a comprehensive assessment of the Space Launch System’s core stage prior to launching the Art ...Continue Reading