April 20, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-052 *NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking* A previous Russian Progress cargo craft is pictured departing the International Space Station after undocking from the Pirs docking compartment. */Credits: NASA/* NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the International Space Stati ...Continue Reading

  April 20, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-050 *NASA to Host Preview Briefings, Interviews for First Crew Launch with SpaceX* NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, walk through the Crew Access Arm connecting the launch tower to the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2020. */Credits: SpaceX/* With the first mission to return human spaceflight launches to American soil now tar ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 5, The Final After four rounds and 32 contenders, the final round is here. To celebrate EO's 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are asking you to pick our all-time best image. Voting ends on April 28. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth?src=nha-ann The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TORNADO IN ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 5, The Final After four rounds and 32 contenders, the final round is here. To celebrate EO's 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are asking you to pick our all-time best image. Voting ends on April 28. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth?src=nha-ann The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- RIFT AN ...Continue Reading

Monday, April 20, 2020 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the NOAA NCEI GHRSST Level-4 Optimally Interpolated (OI) Sea Surface Temperature (SST) v2.1 dataset. This dataset is produced by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and derived from their Optimal Interpolation (OI) algorithm by interpolating and extrapolating SST observations from multiple sources, including the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellites and in-situ measurements. It is for ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-16 2020 April 19 at 7:22 p.m. MDT (2020 April 20 0122 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 13-19 No spaceweather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For April 20-26 No spaceweather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the In ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 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 111 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Apr 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 Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 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 110 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Apr 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 Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 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 109 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Apr 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 Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 777 2020 Apr 17 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVID-19 -------- I am the one entity you get emails from who is *not* sending you a special email about what I'm doing about the pandemic. But: I hope you are all safe and well. International Space Station --------------------------- The Cygnus NG-12 cargo ship S.S. Alan Bean was deorbited over the Pacific on ...Continue Reading