:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 24 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 206 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S22E44 200 0120 Hsx 03 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 23 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Fierce wind picked up and carried huge plumes of sand and dust westward toward the Atlantic Ocean. * Dust Streams from the Namibian Coast (Image from Jul 17, 2020; Posted Jul 22, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147010/dust-streams-from-the-namibian-coast/?src=nha -- FLOODS (1 updated e ...Continue Reading

July 23, 2020 RELEASE 20-074*NASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launch* NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which is targeted for 7:50 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 30, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Live coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 7 a.m. on NASA Television and the agenc ...Continue Reading

July 22, 2020 RELEASE 20-075*NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Passes Flight Readiness Review*  The nose cone containing NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is maneuvered into place atop its Atlas V rocket. The image was taken at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020. */Credits: NASA/KSC /* NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission cleared its Flight Readiness Review Wednesday, an important milestone on its way to the launch pad. The meeting was an opportunity for the Mars 2020 tea ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 23 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 205 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S22E58 200 0120 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22 ...Continue Reading

July 22, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-081*NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to First Operational Commercial Crew Launch* Mission specialist Shannon Walker, left, pilot Victor Glover, Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins – all of NASA – and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission specialist Soichi Noguchi, right, will launch to the International Space Station on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA/* Media accreditation now is open ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 22 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 204 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2767 S22E72 197 0080 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (21 July 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features * Of Mosquitoes and Models: Tracking Disease by Satellite https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/disease-vector/?src=eoa-features A few decades ago, the idea of predicting a disease outbreak via satellite was science fiction. But today, researchers can use environmental data to predict when and where some diseases are likely to ...Continue Reading

July 21, 2020 RELEASE 20-073*NASA Awards Fellowships to Advance Exploration, Increase Minority STEM Opportunities * NASA has awarded 17 fellowships to minority-serving institutions, through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), and an additional five fellowships to other universities through mission directorate project funds. The awards begin in the 2020 academic year and total more than $3 million to support innovative graduate student research. The selected projects include research ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 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 203 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jul 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 Jul Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading