Thursday, May 21, 2020 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the GHRSST NOAA GOES-17 (G17) L2P/L3C version 2.71 and Himawari-8 (H08) L2P/L3C version 2.70 datasets. GOES-17 is the second satellite in the US NOAA's GOES-R series equipped with Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) sensor identical to GOES-16 satellite. H08 is the 8th of the Himawari geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Its Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) sensor is almost the same as GOES-17/ABI. Mo ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 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-banglades ...Continue Reading

May 21, 2020 RELEASE 20-055*NASA Invites Public to Be Its Guests to Celebrate Historic ‘Launch America’ * NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley speak to members of the media after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Florida. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is inviting the public to help celebrate a historic milestone in human spaceflight as it prepares for #LaunchAmerica – the first flight into orbi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 21 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 142 Issued at 0030Z on 21 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 CYCLONE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing season (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east). * Tropical Cyclone Amphan (Image from May 19, 2020; Posted May 19, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146746/tropical-cyclone-amphan/?src=nha ------- ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2020 RELEASE 20-054*NASA Telescope Named For ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman* NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is now named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, after NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is naming its next-generation space telescope currently under development, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, who paved the way for space telescopes focused on the broader ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 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 141 Issued at 0030Z on 20 May 2020 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

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 May 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New issue of EO Kids * The Ozone Hole: We Need More Sunscreen EO Kids is discovering more about Earth’s ozone layer and about what happens when it gets damaged. Plus, create your own ozone hole map in our “Data Viz” activity: “Mapping Ozone.” https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/eokids/2020/05/15/the-ozone-hole-we-need-more-sunscreen/?src=eoa-blogs -------------------- Latest Images: ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINES As nations and economies shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pollution levels and human patterns changed in ways that were detectable by satellites. * Satellites Show a Decline in Fire in the U.S. Southeast (Image from Apr 30, 2020; Posted May 18, 2020) https://earthobservatory ...Continue Reading

May 19, 2020 RELEASE 20-056*NASA Remembers Annie Glenn* Sen. John Glenn and his wife Annie listen to speakers during a reception at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* The following is a statement on the passing of Annie Glenn, wife of former NASA astronaut Sen. John Glenn: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Annie G ...Continue Reading