December 03, 2020 RELEASE 20-120*NASA Selects Heliophysics Missions of Opportunity for Space Science Research and Technology Demonstration* cme.00589_1920x1080.jpg NASA has chosen two new science proposals for nine-month concept studies to advance our understanding of how the particles and energy in space – shown here flowing from the Sun in an illustration of the solar wind – affect the fundamental nature of space. One proposal will ultimately be chosen to launch along with NASA’s upcoming Interstellar Mappi ...Continue Reading

December 03, 2020 RELEASE 20-119*NASA Expands Informal Learning Institutions Engaging Next Generation of Explorers* franklin_star_party_teens_img_3945.jpg The Franklin Institute hosts astronomy activities to engage students in STEM through NASA's TEAM II award. *//* NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program has selected three additional informal education organizations to promote learning in STEM with the goal of inspiring the next generation of explorers. The th ...Continue Reading

December 03, 2020 RELEASE 20-118*NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations* NASA Asks Commercial Companies to Collect Moon Rocks NASA is taking a critical step forward in its lunar exploration goals by selecting commercial companies to collect lunar resources as part of the Artemis program. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected four companies to collect space resources and transfer ownership to the agency: Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado; Masten Space Systems of Mojave, ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3089 Issue Time: 2020 Dec 03 1438 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3088 Begin Time: 2020 Dec 02 1455 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1529 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 03 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 338 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2785 S22W60 002 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2786 S17W40 342 0370 Hkx 13 06 Alpha 2790 S23E50 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- MOUNT ILI LEWOTOLOK VOLCANO ERUPTION Caption to come * Eruption at Lewotolo Volcano (Image from Nov 29, 2020; Posted Dec 1, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147605/eruption-at-lewotolo-volcano/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA Earth Observa ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3088 Issue Time: 2020 Dec 02 1504 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2020 Dec 02 1455 UTC Station: GOES-16 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscr ...Continue Reading

*The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (1 December 2020)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *New Features:* https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features * Picturing Earth: Behind the Scenes   https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/videos/picturing-earth-behind-the-scenes?src=eoa-features  From their perch on the space station, astronauts have spent 20 years sharing a story about Earth as they see it from above. Like the directors of a f ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 02 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 337 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2785 S22W48 002 0090 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2786 S17W27 341 0430 Cko 12 12 Beta 2790 S23E62 ...Continue Reading

December 01, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-132*NASA Highlights New Findings, Upcoming Missions at Virtual AGU Meeting* pia22949.jpg At this year’s virtual American Geophysical Union meeting, NASA scientists will provide updates on a wide range of Earth and space science topics, including an update on Jupiter’s cyclones from the Juno mission */Credits: Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill/* NASA and researchers from around the world will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the an ...Continue Reading