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

NASA History Listserv Readers: Just a quick reminder that Ms. Dana Burton will speak today at noon Eastern time about “Anticipating Planetary Encounter and Contamination across Select NASA Missions.”  What happens at the moment of encounter, when robotic spacecraft and extraterrestrial environment come into contact?   You may tune in at https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m59874436c416d97578a03025b31a282d . Please feel free to forward to others who may be interested. If you hav ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 14 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 105 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

  April 13, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-046 *NASA TV to Air Landing of NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka* NASA Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir flank Expedition 62 Commander Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos for a playful portrait in the weightless environment of the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, who has spent nine months living and working on the International Space Station, will join fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-15 2020 April 12 at 7:41 p.m. MDT (2020 April 13 0141 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 6-12 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For April 13-19 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the I ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 13 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 104 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 12 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 103 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2759 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 11 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 102 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2759 ...Continue Reading

  April 10, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-047 *NASA Marks Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary with #EarthDayAtHome* NASA science and technology is helping us all live more sustainably on our home planet and adapt to natural and human-caused changes. */Credits: NASA/* As the world observes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, NASA is highlighting the agency’s many contributions to sustaining and improving our home planet’s environment with a week ...Continue Reading