** Tournament Earth Returns ** To celebrate the Earth Observatory's 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we want you to pick our all-time best image. Each week from March 23 to April 28, you can vote for your favorites, narrowing the field from 32 nominees down to one champion. Vote now! https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3027 Issue Time: 2020 Mar 23 1652 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2020 Mar 23 1635 UTC Station: GOES16 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-12 2020 March 22 at 7:34 p.m. MDT (2020 March 23 0134 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 16-22 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For March 23-29 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Mar 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 83 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Mar 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Mar 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 Mar Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Mar 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 82 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Mar 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Mar 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 Mar Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Mar 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 81 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Mar 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Mar 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 Mar Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2020 RELEASE 20-031 *NASA Leadership Assessing Mission Impacts of Coronavirus* To protect the health and safety of the NASA workforce as the nation responds to coronavirus (COVID-19), agency leadership recently completed the first assessment of work underway across all missions, projects, and programs. The goal was to identify tasks that can be done remotely by employees at home, mission-essential work that must be performed on-site, and on-site work that will be paused. “We are going to take car ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2020 Large numbers of agricultural fires and wildfires are creating clouds of smoke during the summertime. * Smoke Blankets Thailand and Burma (Myanmar) (Image from Mar 18, 2020; Posted Mar 19, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146460/smoke-blankets-thailand-and-burma-myanmar/?src=nha -- SEA AND LA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Mar 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 80 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Mar 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Mar 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 Mar Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

March 19, 2020 RELEASE 20-030 *March 19 Administrator Statement on Agency Response to Coronavirus* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine: “NASA leadership is determined to make the health and safety of its workforce its top priority as we navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. To that end, the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility and Stennis Space Center are moving to Stage 4 of the NASA Response Framework, effective Friday, March 20. “The change at St ...Continue Reading