Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia   September 3, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 03 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 246 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4518 N08W51 355 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha 4520 S12W33 337 0010 Bxo ...Continue Reading

Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico   September 2, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico Rainfall deficits and high temperatures have created unusually dry conditions and have spurred water shortages on much of the tropical archipelago.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NAS ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 02 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 245 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4520 S12W20 337 0040 Dai 06 10 Beta 4521 N09E53 264 0050 Hsx 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-010 SEPT. 1, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider   Credit: NASA NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars missions.   The firm-fixed-price contract has ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science + September Puzzler!   September 1, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an island along the way. Pasterze Hangs on as Austria’s Largest Glacier One narrowing icefal ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 01 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 244 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4513 N05W88 058 0010 Cro 03 02 Beta 4518 N07W24 354 0020 Cro 0 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #26-34 2026 August 30 at 8:15 p.m. MDT (2026 August 31 0215 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 24-30 No G1 or greater geomagnetic storms were observed during the period. Activity reached R1 (Minor) levels on 24 and 26 Aug, and peaked at R2 (Moderate) levels on 25 Aug. Region 4513 was responsible for all seven of the M-class (R1/R2-Minor/Mo ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 31 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 243 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4513 N05W73 057 0030 Cro 02 04 Beta 4515 S07W56 040 0010 Axx 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-071 AUG. 30, 2026 SCIENCE NASA's Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on board is seen transiting the sun during launch from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/John Kraus Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon revea ...Continue Reading