April 08, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-026 *NASA Hosts Media Teleconference to Share Twins Study Results* Former astronaut Scott Kelly (right), who was the Expedition 45/46 commander during his one-year mission aboard the International Space Station, along with his twin brother, former astronaut Mark Kelly (left). */Credits: NASA/ Robert Markowitz/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 11, to share the results of a study &aci ...Continue Reading

  April 08, 2019 RELEASE 19-025*NASA Selects Two New Space Tech Research Institutes for Smart Habitats* Illustration of the interior of a deep space habitat */Credits: NASA/* As exploration missions venture beyond low-Earth orbit and to the Moon — and eventually Mars — NASA must consider automated technologies to keep habitats operational even when they are not occupied by astronauts. To help achieve this, NASA has selected two new Space Technology Research Institutes (STR ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- AUSTRALIA BLOOM Tropical cyclone Veronica appears to have stirred up swirls of phytoplankton. * A Bloom after the Storm (Image from Mar 29, 2019; Posted Apr 3, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144774/a-bloom-after-the-storm/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards ...Continue Reading

  April 08, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-027*NASA Administrator Delivers Keynote and Speaks to Media at Space Symposium*  During Glenn’s Evening With the Stars event, Administrator Jim Bridenstine shared his excitement in NASA returning to the Moon as a proving ground to Mars. */Credits: NASA/* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will deliver a keynote address and speak to media Tuesday, April 9, during the 35th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2928 Issue Time: 2019 Apr 08 1606 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2927 Begin Time: 2019 Apr 05 1400 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 23079 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 Su ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #19-14 2019 April 7 at 7:06 p.m. MDT (2019 April 8 0106 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 1-7 No space weather events were observed during the summary period. Outlook For April 8-14 No space weather events are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the Inter ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Apr 08 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 98 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Apr 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2738 N06E72 298 0300 Hsx 03 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07/ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2927 Issue Time: 2019 Apr 07 0900 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2926 Begin Time: 2019 Apr 05 1400 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 14870 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Apr 07 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 97 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Apr 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2737 N ...Continue Reading

  April 06, 2019 RELEASE 19-023*Veteran NASA Astronauts Inducted into US Astronaut Hall of Fame* Former NASA astronauts Jim Buchli and Janet Kavandi are inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Class of 2019 during a ceremony on April 6, 2019, inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. They unveiled their plaques, which will be placed in the Hall of Fame at the visitor complex. */Credits: NASA/Cory Huston/* Janet Ka ...Continue Reading