The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (16 June 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146851/bush-fire-scorches-lands-near-phoenix/?src=eoa-iotd * Mediterranean Sunglint https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146848/mediterranean-sunglint/?src=eoa-iotd * Norwegian Fjord Turns Turquoise https://earthobservatory.nasa. ...Continue Reading

  June 16, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-068 *Students from Across US to Speak with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station*  NASA astronauts (from left) Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley and Chris Cassidy are the U.S. members of the International Space Station Expedition 63 crew. */Credits: NASA/* Students from across the nation will have an opportunity this week to ask questions of NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 1:10 p.m. EDT Fri ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- BLOOMS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2020 As hours of sunlight increase in the northern hemisphere, the oceans come alive with blooms of phytoplankton, algae, and seaweed. * Norwegian Fjord Turns Turquoise (Image from May 30, 2020; Posted Jun 10, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146843/norwegian-fjord-turns-turquoise/?sr ...Continue Reading

June 16, 2020 RELEASE 20-064 *Rocket Motors for First NASA Artemis Moon Mission Arrive at Spaceport* A train transporting the 10 booster segments for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket travels across the Indian River just outside NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 15, 2020. NASA received transfer of the segments at a train yard in Titusville, Florida after departing June 5 from Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility in Utah. The Shuttle Wagon that once brought the space shuttle boosters onto Kennedy ...Continue Reading

  June 16, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-072 *NASA Updates Date, Time for Media Teleconference with Administrator, New Head of Human Spaceflight *  Kathy Lueders *//* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 18, to introduce Kathy Lueders, the newly selected associate administrator of the agency’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. To participate in the teleconference, media should contact Josh Finch ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 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 168 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2765 S26W86 113 0010 Hrx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 15 ...Continue Reading

  June 15, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-071 *NASA Administrator, New Head of Human Spaceflight Host Media Teleconference*  Kathy Lueders *//* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Friday, June 19, to introduce Kathy Lueders, the newly selected associate administrator of the agency’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. To participate in the teleconference, media should contact Josh Finch at joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov ...Continue Reading

  June 15, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-070 *NASA to Hold Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launch Briefing* NASA leadership and a panel of scientists and engineers will preview NASA's next mission to the Red Planet, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, at a media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 17. The live briefing will stream on Facebook, Ustream, YouTube, Twitter, NASA Television and the agency's website. Perseverance is a robotic scientist weighing just under 2,300 pounds (1,043 kilograms). T ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers:  For those interested in tuning in on Thursday, the National Air and Space Museum will be hosting a Contemporary History Seminar by Alexander C.T. Geppert entitled “Astropoleis: Imaginary Infrastructures in Outer Space.” See instructions below for watching the event on Microsoft Teams. Regards,  Brian Brian C. Odom, PhD NASA History Division (Detail) Office of Communications NASA Headquarters 256-541-8974 (cell) http://history.nasa.gov/ ______________________________ ...Continue Reading

  June 15, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-069 *NASA TV Coverage Set for Final Space Station Spacewalk Power Upgrades* NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is pictured during a spacewalk she conducted with NASA astronaut Christina Koch Jessica Meir (out of frame) to install new lithium-ion batteries that store and distribute power collected from solar arrays on the station’s Port-6 truss structure. */Credits: NASA/* NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken are scheduled to go outside the I ...Continue Reading