The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 2020 CYCLONE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing seasons (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east). * Amphan Batters India, Bangladesh (Image from May 20, 2020; Posted May 20, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146749/amphan-batters-india-banglad ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 778 2020 May 26 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 63 continues. The Progress MS-14 cargo ship, vehicle 448 and mission 75P, was launched on Apr 25 carrying 2500 kg of cargo. It docked with the ISS Zvezda module at 0511:56 UTC after a 3h 20 min flight. On May 7 the Dextre arm removed the HDE ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 26 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 147 Issued at 0030Z on 26 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-21 2020 May 25 at 12:10 a.m. MDT (2020 May 25 0610 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For May 18-24 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For May 25-31 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 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 146 Issued at 0030Z on 25 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 May 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 May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 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 145 Issued at 0030Z on 24 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 May 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 May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 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 144 Issued at 0030Z on 23 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Friday, May 22, 2020 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the CYGNSS Climate Data Record (CDR) Version 1.0 dataset. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), launched on 15 December 2016, is a NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission that was designed with the purpose to collect the first frequent space-based measurements of surface wind speeds in the inner core of tropical cyclones. Made up of a constellation of eight micro-satellites, the CYGNSS observatories provide coverage ov ...Continue Reading

May 22, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-060*NASA Science to Hold Virtual Community Town Hall Meeting* NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting via teleconference with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 28, to discuss updates in NASA’s science program and the current status of NASA activities.   Members of the science community, academia, the media and the public are invited to participate by calling 888-989-9718 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 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 143 Issued at 0030Z on 22 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading