The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (7 April 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features * Tournament Earth - And Then There Were Eight https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2020/04/07/and-then-there-were-eight/?src=eoa-blogs There have been two rounds of voting in Tournament Earth, and two rounds of upsets. What surprises await in round 3? -------------------- Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.na ...Continue Reading

  April 07, 2020 RELEASE 20-041 *NASA Selects Early-Stage Technology Concepts for New, Continued Study* Future technologies that could enable quicker trips to Mars and robotic exploration of ocean worlds might have started out as NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC). The program, which invests in early-stage technology ideas from NASA, industry and academic researchers across the country, has selected 23 potentially revolutionary concepts with a total award value of $7 million. Â&n ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 07 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 98 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2759 N ...Continue Reading

  April 06, 2020 RELEASE 20-039 *NASA Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, ‘A Successful Failure’* S70-35614 (17 April 1970) --- The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission, step aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Exiting the helicopter which made the pick-up some four miles from the Iwo Jima are (from left) astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell J ...Continue Reading

** Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 3 ** Two rounds of voting, two rounds of stunning upsets. As we head into round 3, only two of the top eight seeds (#1s and #2s) remain. It is time now to cast your votes for the best of the Earthly 8. Voting ends on April 13 at 9 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ...Continue Reading

  April 06, 2020 RELEASE 20-036 *New NASA Podcast Helps Listeners Explore Our ‘Curious Universe’* *//* NASA’s newest podcast is taking listeners on an adventure to explore the wonders of Earth and help unravel the mysteries of the universe. NASA’s Curious Universe explores the wild and wonderful places on our home planet and beyond. Host Padi Boyd transports listeners into the world of NASA’s missions, projects and people. Each episode is ...Continue Reading

  April 06, 2020 RELEASE M20-045 *NASA Coverage Set for Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Flight to Space Station* At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crew members Ivan Vagner (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (right) pose for pictures April 3 in front of their Soyuz spacecraft as part of their prelaunch activities. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur on April 9 for a six-and-a-half-month mission on ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-14 2020 April 5 at 8:12 p.m. MDT (2020 April 6 0212 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 30-April 5 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For April 6-12 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, t ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 06 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 97 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2759 N ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 05 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 96 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2759 N28W01 260 0010 Axx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 04/ ...Continue Reading