July 25, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-077*NASA TV to Air Launch, Docking of Russian Space Station Cargo Ship* Earth's atmospheric glow is back-dropped by a starry Milky Way as the International Space Station orbits 258 miles above Myanmar during a nighttime pass on July 11, 2019. The ISS Progress 72 resupply ship and the Pirs docking compartment, with its lit airlock window, silhouette the background. */Credits: NASA/* A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the Interna ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ERUPTION AT UBINAS In late July, satellites acquired imagery of Ubinas volcano in Peru. * Ubinas Volcano Erupts (Image from Jul 22, 2019; Posted Jul 24, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145360/ubinas-volcano-erupts/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 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 206 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Jul 2019 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 None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo 2745 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 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 205 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jul 2019 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 None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo 2745 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (23 July 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Hammerhead Horsts on the Makran Coast https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145350/hammerhead-horsts-on-the-makran-coast/?src=eoa-iotd * A New Patch of Green in Brazil https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145324/a-new-patch-of-green-in-brazil/?src=eoa-iotd * Study Projects Troubles for 1700 Vertebrate Spec ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN RUSSIA 2019 Warming global climate has brought longer and sometimes more dramatic fire seasons to the forests of Russia. * Wildfire Smoke Swirls Over Russia (Image from Jul 21, 2019; Posted Jul 22, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145355/wildfire-smoke-swirls-over-russia/?src=nha ----------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 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 204 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Jul 2019 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 2745 N02W35 084 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22 ...Continue Reading

  July 22, 2019 RELEASE 19-050*Commercial Space Ride Secured for NASA’s New Air Pollution Sensor* NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument will provide near-real-time North American air quality information that will be available to the public. */Credits: Ball Aerospace/* NASA has secured a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will dramatically advance our understanding of air quality over North America. Maxar ...Continue Reading

  July 22, 2019 RELEASE 19-050*Commercial Space Ride Secured for NASA’s New Air Pollution Sensor* NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument will provide near-real-time North American air quality information that will be available to the public. */Credits: Ball Aerospace/* NASA has secured a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will dramatically advance our understanding of air quality over North America. Maxar ...Continue Reading

  July 22, 2019 RELEASE 19-061*NASA Administrator Remembers Mission Control Pioneer Chris Kraft * Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. created the concept of NASA's Mission Control and developed its organization, operational procedures and culture, then made it a critical element of the success of the nation's human spaceflight programs. */Credits: NASA/* ** The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Chris Kraft, who died Monday in Houston at the age of ...Continue Reading