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

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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 Heads Toward Japan (Image from Oct 11, 2019; Posted Oct 11, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145725/hagibis-heads-toward-japan/?src=nha -------------------- EO On This Day ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #19-41 2019 October 13 at 10:12 p.m. MDT (2019 October 14 0412 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 7-13 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For October 14-20 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services a ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Oct 14 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 287 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Oct 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Oct 13 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 286 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Oct 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo 2749 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Oct 12 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 285 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Oct 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo 2749 ...Continue Reading

  October 11, 2019 RELEASE 19-082*NASA Spacecraft Launches on Mission to Explore Frontier of Space * Northrop Grumman’s L-1011 aircraft, Stargazer, prepares for takeoff at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip in Florida on Oct. 10, 2019. Attached beneath the aircraft is the company’s Pegasus XL rocket, carrying NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON). */Credits: NASA/* After successfully launching Thursday night, NASA’s Ionospheric Connecti ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Oct 11 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 284 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Oct 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscrip ...Continue Reading

  October 10, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-108*NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station* NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan stow biological research samples into a science freezer located inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 17, to discuss select science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on Northrop Grumman’s 12th commercial resu ...Continue Reading

History List-Serv Readers, I’m delighted to say that the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced that our latest publication “Origins of 21st Century Space Travel” by Steve Garber and Glen Asner is the winner of the 2020 AIAA History Manuscript Award.  Steve and Glen will be presented with the Award in January at AIAA SciTech 2020.  (The nomination for the award was made before the final title change, so don’t be confused by AIAA referring to this work as “Untethering Spa ...Continue Reading