September 21, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-102*NASA to Discuss Early Artemis Exploration Plans with Media* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will discuss the agency’s latest Artemis program exploration plans during a media teleconference today at 5 p.m. EDT. Audio of the call will stream live on the agency’s website. Additional NASA participants in the discussion include: [*]Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate [*]James Reuter, associate administrat ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-38 2020 September 20 at 7:51 p.m. MDT (2020 September 21 0151 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 14-20 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For September 21-27 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are likely on 27 Sep due to coronal hole influence. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 21 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 265 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 20 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 264 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 19 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 263 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

September 18, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-103*NASA Invites Media to Launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite from West Coast* Media accreditation is open for the launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, an international collaboration between NASA and several partners. This is the first of two identical satellites to be launched sequentially to continue observations of sea level change for at least the next decade. The spacecraft is targeted for liftoff Nov. 10 at 2:31 p.m. EST (11:31 a.m. PST) fro ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. * A Meeting of Smoke and Storms (Image from Sep 16, 2020; Posted Sep 17, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147293/a-meeting-of-smoke-and-storms/?src=nha --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 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 262 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-100*NASA to Host Preview Briefings, Interviews for First Crew Rotation Mission with SpaceX * 50237582937_409d83e018_k.jpg The SpaceX Crew-1 official crew portrait with (from left) NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will highlight the first crew rotational flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station with a ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-099*NASA Administrator to Discuss Collaboration with US Space Force* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will participate in a virtual discussion on the agency’s collaboration with the United States Space Force at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 22. This Space Power Forum event will stream live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, will join Bridenstine in this discussion, hosted and moderated b ...Continue Reading