The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

January 13, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-008*NASA TV to Air Hot Fire Test of Rocket Core Stage for Artemis Moon Missions* ssc_photo_4603_large.jpg Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center will perform a hot fire test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage on Jan. 16, 2021. This image shows liquid hydrogen being safely vented and burned as it naturally warms and boils off during a rehearsal of a countdown to hot fire of the stage’s engines on Dec 20, 2020. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is targeting a two-hour ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (12 January 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Mount Fuji's Missing Snow https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147780/mount-fujis-missing-snow/?src=eoa-iotd * Heavy Snowfall Blankets Spain https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147768/heavy-snowfall-blankets-spain/?src=eoa-iotd * Rising Seas in Charleston https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/14 ...Continue Reading

January 13, 2021 RELEASE 21-003*NASA, Government of Japan Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program * gateway_hero_angles_000.png Illustration of Gateway in lunar orbit with contributions from international partners. */Credits: NASA/* NASA and the Government of Japan have finalized an agreement for the lunar Gateway, an orbiting outpost that commercial and international partners will build together. This agreement strengthens the broad effort by the United States to engage international pa ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER 2020-21 Cold temperatures, snowfall, and winter storms mark the 2020-21 winter season. * Heavy Snowfall Blankets Spain (Image from Jan 11, 2020; Posted Jan 11, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147768/heavy-snowfall-blankets-spain/?src=nha ---------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

January 12, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-007*NASA, NOAA to Announce 2020 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions*  Global temperature anomalies for 2019 from the NASA GISS analysis. */Credits: NASA/Josh Stevens/* Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessment of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2020 during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 14. The briefing will take place at the 10 ...Continue Reading

January 11, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-005*NASA Accelerates SLS Rocket Hot Fire Test, Invites Media to Pretest Briefing * ssc_photo_0033_medium.jpg Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center will perform the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the new Space Launch System Saturday, Jan. 16. This image shows liquid oxygen as it naturally boils off and is vented from the four RS-25 engines that will be fired during the final core stage test. */Credits: NASA/* Following a test readiness re ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT POPOCATEPETL The towering volcano in Mexico has been erupting since January 2005, with near constant venting from fumaroles, punctuated by steam, gas, and ash emissions. * An Outburst from Popocatepetl (Image from Jan 2, 2021; Posted Jan 6, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147750/an-outburst-from- ...Continue Reading

January 11, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-006*NASA Highlights Astrophysics Missions at ‘Super Bowl of Astronomy’* Experts from across NASA will discuss topics ranging from black holes to exploding stars to planets beyond our solar system at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The weeklong virtual event begins Monday, Jan. 11. The event, nicknamed the Super Bowl of Astronomy, will feature agency leaders and researchers discussing the latest developments in astrophysics during various news con ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT KILAUEA Kilauea is Hawaii's youngest and most active volcano. It has been erupting sporadically since the 2000s. * Kilauea's Lava Lake Returns (Image from Jan 4, 2021; Posted Jan 7, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147757/kilaueas-lava-lake-returns/?src=nha ------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading