July 01, 2019 RELEASE 19-053*NASA Selects 12 New Lunar Science, Technology Investigations* Commercial landers will carry NASA-provided science and technology payloads to the lunar surface, paving the way for NASA astronauts to land on the Moon by 2024. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected 12 new science and technology payloads that will help us study the Moon and explore more of its surface as part of the agency’s Artemis lunar program. These i ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- HEATWAVE IN EUROPE A fierce heatwave in June 2019 broke temperature records across the continent. * Heatwave Scorches Europe (Image from Jun 27, 2019; Posted Jun 28, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145249/heatwave-scorches-europe/?src=nha -------------------- EO On This Day https://earthobservatory.nasa.go ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN 2019 A collection of some of the most notable volcanic eruptions observed by satellites in 2019. * Raikoke Erupts (Image from Jun 22, 2019; Posted Jun 24, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145226/raikoke-erupts/?src=nha -- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- HEATWAVE IN EUROPE A ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #19-26 2019 June 30 at 7:45 p.m. MDT (2019 July 1 0145 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 24-30 No significant space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For July 1-7 No significant space weather storms are anticipated during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, N ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Jul 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 182 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Jul 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Jun 30 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 181 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Jun 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Jun 29 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 180 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Jun 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

  June 28, 2019 RELEASE 19-051*NASA Selects Teams to Study Our Moon, Mars’ Moons, and More* Eight new research teams were selected for the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). *//* NASA has selected eight new research teams to collaborate on research into the intersection of space science and human space exploration as part of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). “The discoveries these teams make will be vital to our f ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers: The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the publication of Glen Asner and Stephen Garber’s new book /Origins of 21st Century Space Travel:  A History of NASA’s Decadal Planning Team and the Vision for Space Exploration, 1999-2004/ (NASA SP-2019-4415). On 14 January 2004, President George W. Bush announced that NASA would embark on a new Vision for Space Exploration, less than a year after the /Columbia/ Space Shuttle accident.  The President’s ambitious agenda included ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Jun 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 179 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jun 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2743 N03W96 115 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 27 ...Continue Reading