The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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. * Hurricane Hanna Makes Landfall (Image from Jul 25, 2020; Posted Jul 27, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147036/hurricane-hanna-makes-landfall/?src=nha ---------------------------- ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Listserv Readers: * Longtime NASA Ames Research Center employee, Jack Boyd, is retiring on August 19, 2020. In recognition of his more than 73 years of service to NACA/NASA, Ames is giving him a special farewell. Over his years at Ames, Jack has been both a strong supporter and contributor of that center’s history. See details bellow from Dr. Jerry Yan at Ames on how you can send messages of congratulations to Jack as he completes his truly remarkable career.  Best,  Brian Brian C. ...Continue Reading

July 28, 2020 RELEASE 20-076*NASA Announces Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 Mission to Space Station* The members of the SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. Picture from left are NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet. */Credits: NASA/* NASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational S ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 28 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 210 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S20W07 198 0070 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 27 ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 781 2020 Jul 27 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 63 continues. The EP-9 pallet was temporarily restowed on the MBS on Jul 6. It was presumably unberthed again with the SSRMS on around Jul 15 prior to EVA-67, and it was restowed again on Jul 22. On Jul 7 the Dextre robot arm was used to exch ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-30 2020 July 26 at 7:26 p.m. MDT (2020 July 27 0126 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 20-26 No significant space weather was observed during the summary period. Outlook For July 27-August 2 No significant space weather is anticipated during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NS ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 27 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 209 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S21E05 200 0120 Hsx 03 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 26 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 26 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 208 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S21E18 200 0120 Hsx 03 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 25 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 25 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 207 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S21E31 200 0120 Hsx 03 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 24 ...Continue Reading

July 24, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-087*NASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts’ Return from Space Station on SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight* The International Space Station's two newest crew members, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley, are pictured having just entered the orbiting lab shortly after arriving aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will provide live coverage of activities leading up to, during, and following the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 tes ...Continue Reading