:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Nov 18 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 323 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Nov 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2783 S22E68 071 0030 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17 ...Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-129*NASA Hosts Virtual Event to Leverage STEM, Small Business Opportunities with Minority Colleges* official-nasa-logo-use-this-one.jpg *//* Media are invited to NASA’s 15th annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Technology Infusion Road Tour, a virtual event Nov. 18 and 19. More than 1,200 HBCUs and MSIs are participating in this event with representatives from NASA offices and mission directorates who will discuss ...Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-128*NASA Highlights Science, New Airlock on Next Space Station Resupply Mission* iss062e120658_large.jpg NASA astronaut and Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir conducts cardiac research in the Life Sciences Glovebox located in the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. The Engineered Heart Tissues investigation could promote a better understanding of cardiac function in microgravity which would be useful for drug development and other applications related to heart conditi ...Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-127*NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Arrive at Space Station, NASA Leaders and Crew to Discuss Mission* Crew-1 docking in cabin Crew-1 Commander Mike Hopkins (seen from the rear on the left) and Pilot Victor Glover (right) watch their screens as the Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station just before docking on Nov. 16, 2020. Crew-1 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15. */Credits: NASA TV/* The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resi ...Continue Reading

November 17, 2020 RELEASE 20-112*NASA Receives 10th Consecutive Clean Financial Audit Opinion* NASA has received an unmodified audit opinion on its Fiscal Year 2020 financial statements, marking the 10th consecutive "clean" opinion from an external auditor – the highest opinion that may be received. The auditor's unmodified opinion is that NASA's financial statements fairly present the agency's financial position and results of operations. “Our prudent management of taxpayer resources, and the firm f ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Nov 17 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 322 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Nov 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo 2782 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Dangerous Hurricane Iota Sets Late-Season Records (Image from Nov 16, 2020; Posted Nov 16, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147539/dangerous-hurricane-iota-sets-late-season-record ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Dangerous Hurricane Iota Sets Late-Season Records (Image from Nov 16, 2020; Posted Nov 16, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147539/dangerous-hurricane-iota-sets-late-season-records/ ...Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 RELEASE 20-114*NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station* Crew-1 Launches Nov. 15, 2020 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 missio ...Continue Reading

November 16, 2020 RELEASE 20-114*NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station* Crew-1 Launches Nov. 15, 2020 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 missio ...Continue Reading