Friday, April 17, 2020 Please be informed that PO.DAAC will no longer be maintaining the PO.DAAC instance of the Webification for Earth Science (also known as w10n: https://podaac-w10n.jpl.nasa.gov). This web service technology was explored at the time as a venue for providing simplified access to PO.DAAC data and metadata via HTTP/HTTPS protocols, and has never graduated from its 'beta' state. Effective April 17, 2020 this service will no longer be available at PO.DAAC. We apologize for any inconvenience this may c ...Continue Reading

April 17, 2020 RELEASE 20-045 *NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka Return from Space Station* NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan and Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos on the International Space Station */Credits: NASA/* NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The trio departed the International Space Station at 9:53 p.m. EDT Thursda ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 17 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 108 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI A powerful tornado swept through southeastern Mississippi in mid-April. * Tornado Sweeps Through Mississippi (Image from Apr 14, 2020; Posted Apr 15, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146584/tornado-sweeps-through-mississippi/?src=nha ------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 16 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 107 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 4 Three underdogs and one favorite are all that remain after three rounds of voting. Now it is time to choose among the Last Four on Earth. Will it be our 10th anniversary runner-up (Ocean Sand) or one of the most iconic images in our collection (Blue Marbles)? And which newcomer from the past 12 months – Raikoke or Dunes End – will make it to the championship round? It is time to cast your votes and winnow the last four images to two. Voting ends on April 20 at 9 a.m. U.S. Eastern ...Continue Reading

  April 15, 2020 RELEASE 20-044 *Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler Data* An illustration of Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. This newly discovered exoplanet is in its star’s habitable zone and is the closest to Earth in size and temperature found yet in Kepler's data. */Credits: NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter /* A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 15 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 106 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (14 April 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 4 Three underdogs and one favorite are all that remain after three rounds of voting. Now it is time to choose among the Last Four on Earth. Will it be our 10th anniversary runner-up (Ocean Sand) or one of the most iconic images in our collection (Blue Marbles)? And which newcomer from the past 12 months – Raikoke or Dunes End – will make it to the champi ...Continue Reading

  April 14, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-048 *NASA Astronaut, Air Force General to Talk with Students About Future of Air, Space* NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt will answer questions from students during a STEM social event Thursday, April 16. */Credits: NASA/* NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt will discuss leadership for the future of air and space through an online educational opportunity at noon EDT Thursday, April 16. The e ...Continue Reading