Tuesday, March 31, 2020 We are pleased to announce that the following datasets are now available in the PO.DAAC High-Level Tool for Interactive Data Extraction (HiTIDE) tool, allowing you to visualize, subset, and download the orbital swath data based on spatial and temporal boundaries of interest: [*]GHRSST Level 2P Global 1m Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the NOAA-19 satellite produced by NAVO. [*]For more information on this dataset, visit the landing page on ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 01 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 92 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2759 N28E51 261 0010 Axx 02 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 31/ ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (31 March 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 2 ** Round 1 was full of upsets and surprises. Now it is time to pick your favorites from the "Neat 16" competitors in another week of voting. Round 2 ends on April 6 at 9 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/videos/tournament-earth-2020?src=eoa-features -------------------- Latest Images: https://earthobservatory ...Continue Reading

  March 31, 2020  *Veteran Astronaut Karen Nyberg Retires from NASA* MEDIA ADVISORY: M20-006 Veteran Astronaut Karen Nyberg Retires from NASA After nearly 30 years at NASA’s Johnson Space Center supporting human spaceflight, including 20 years as an astronaut and two spaceflights totaling 180 days in space, Astronaut Karen Nyberg is retiring from NASA. Her last day is March 31.   Nyberg is from Vining, Minnesota. She received a bachelor’s degree in mechanic ...Continue Reading

  March 31, 2020 RELEASE 20-034 *#NASAatHome – Let NASA Bring the Universe to Your Home* *//* NASA’s new Internet and social media special, NASA at Home, will show and engage you in the agency’s discoveries, research, and exploration from around the world and across the universe – all from the comfort of your own home. NASA at Home offers something for the whole family. It brings together a repository of binge-worthy videos and podcasts, engaging E-books on ...Continue Reading

  March 31, 2020 RELEASE 20-035 *NASA Adds Shannon Walker to First Operational Crewed SpaceX Mission* Shannon Walker looking out of the international space station's cupola at the Caribbean view beneath on November 25, 2010. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has assigned astronaut Shannon Walker to the first operational crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station. Walker will join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr., as well a ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Mar 31 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 91 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Mar 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Mar Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

** Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 2 ** Round 1 was full of upsets and surprises. Now it is time to pick your favorites from the "Neat 16" competitors in another week of voting. Round 2 ends on April 6 at 9 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ARAL SEA DUST STORMS Dust storms have are co ...Continue Reading

** Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 2 ** Round 1 was full of upsets and surprises. Now it is time to pick your favorites from the "Neat 16" competitors in another week of voting. Round 2 ends on April 6 at 9 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ARAL SEA DUST STORMS Dust storms have are co ...Continue Reading

  March 30, 2020 RELEASE 20-033 *NASA Selects Mission to Study Causes of Giant Solar Particle Storms* A new NASA mission called SunRISE will study what drives solar particle storms – giant surges of solar particles that erupt off of the Sun – as depicted in this illustration. Understanding how such storms affect interplanetary space can help protect spacecraft and astronauts. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases gian ...Continue Reading