The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON 2019 The Western Pacific sees more tropical storms and typhoons each year than any other ocean basin. * Hagibis Floods Japan (Image from Oct 13, 2019; Posted Oct 15, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145736/hagibis-floods-japan/?src=nha -------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

  October 16, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-110*NASA to Discuss Planetary Protection Review’s Findings and Recommendations* *//* NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 18, to discuss recommendations presented by the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB), established in June 2019 by Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate. Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA’s w ...Continue Reading

  October 16, 2019 RELEASE 19-083*NASA Administrator Selects Douglas Loverro as Next Human Spaceflight Head*  NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine named Douglas Loverro as the agency’s new associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate on Oct. 16, 2019. */Credits: Department of Defense/* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Wednesday named Douglas Loverro as the agency’s new associate administrator for the Human Exploration and ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers:            Please see the below information and feel free to distribute to others who may be interested.  Thanks,            Steve Stephen Garber NASA History Division Office of Communications NASA Headquarters Room 5P25 Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 http://history.nasa.gov *From:* Williams, Collette E <williamsce@si.edu> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 15, 2019 12:47 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Oct 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 289 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Oct 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 October 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Hagibis Floods Japan https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145736/hagibis-floods-japan/?src=eoa-iotd * High Points of the Sierras https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145728/high-points-of-the-sierras/?src=eoa-iotd * Virginia's Volcanic Past https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145717/virginias-vo ...Continue Reading

  October 15, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-109*NASA Announces Changes to Spacewalk Schedule, First All-Female Spacewalk* NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 4:30 p.m. EDT today to discuss this week’s first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station. Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website. Kenny Todd, manager of International Space Station Operations Integration, and Megan McArthur, deputy chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office, wi ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers:            We are pleased to announce that Dr. Bill Barry, the NASA Chief Historian, will be speaking about “The Race to the Moon:  New Perspectives for the 50th Anniversary” at 7 pm Eastern time tomorrow, October 16.  He will be speaking at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and his address will be Webcast as well.  Thanks,            Steve   Stephen Garber NASA Histo ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Oct 15 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 288 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Oct 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- 2019 DROUGHT AND MONSOON WEATHER IN SOUTH ASIA Monsoon season typically stretches from late May through September, though the start was delayed in 2019 and stretched later than normal into October. * Unusual Monsoon Season Causes Flooding in India (Image from Oct 7, 2019; Posted Oct 7, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/im ...Continue Reading