Monday, May 20, 2019 DOI:  10.5067/GHV20-2PO61        10.5067/GHVRS-2PO61        10.5067/GHVRS-3UO61        10.5067/GHV20-3UO61 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the NOAA GHRSST VIIRS L2P/L3U v2.61 Datasets onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) and the NOAA-20 (N20); designated pre-launch as “Joint Polar Satellite System-1”, or JPSS-1 (i.e., J1) satellites. The v2.61 is an updated ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM OVER ASIA In May 2019, dust from the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts swirled high as a spring storm passed through China and Mongolia. * Dust Swirls over Asia (Image from May 12, 2019; Posted May 13, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145050/dust-swirls-over-asia/?src=nha -------------------- EO On This Day h ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #19-20 2019 May 19 at 11:41 p.m. MDT (2019 May 20 0541 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For May 13-19 G3 (Major) storm levels were observed on 14 May. No other significant space weather storms were observed. Outlook For May 20-26 No significant space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, N ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 May 20 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 140 Issued at 0030Z on 20 May 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 May 19 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 139 Issued at 0030Z on 19 May 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2741 N05W83 272 0140 Hax 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 May 18 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 138 Issued at 0030Z on 18 May 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2741 N05W70 272 0150 Hax 03 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17 ...Continue Reading

  May 17, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-041*Texas Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut on International Space Station* Expedition 59 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Nick Hague replaces filters inside the International Space Station's Tranquility module. */Credits: NASA/* Students in Texas will have an opportunity next week to speak with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA television and the agency’s website. Nick Ha ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 May 17 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 137 Issued at 0030Z on 17 May 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2741 N05W57 272 0150 Hax 03 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16 ...Continue Reading

  May 16, 2019 RELEASE 19-040*NASA Taps 11 American Companies to Advance Human Lunar Landers* Illustration of a human landing system */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected 11 companies to conduct studies and produce prototypes of human landers for its Artemis lunar exploration program. This effort will help put American astronauts — the first woman and next man — on the Moon’s south pole by 2024 and establish sustainable missions by 2028. “To accelerate our r ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2943 Issue Time: 2019 May 16 1742 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2942 Begin Time: 2019 May 15 1710 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1254 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading