The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- BLOOMS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2020 As hours of sunlight increase in the northern hemisphere, the oceans come alive with blooms of phytoplankton, algae, and seaweed. * Norwegian Fjord Turns Turquoise (Image from May 30, 2020; Posted Jun 10, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146843/norwegian-fjord-turns-turquoise/?sr ...Continue Reading

  June 11, 2020 RELEASE 20-063*NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly Water-Hunting Rover to the Moon* Illustration of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon */Credits: NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter /* NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s South Pole in late 2023. The water-seeking mobile VIPER robot will help pave the way for as ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 11 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 163 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2765 S24W21 114 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 10 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 10 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 162 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2765 S24W06 113 0070 Cso 04 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/ ...Continue Reading

To our readers: The Earth Observatory Image of the Day will not be published June 13-16. We will resume our series on June 17. Thank you for your continued support, Kevin Ward NASA's Earth Observatory The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (9 June 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * A Pair of Niles and Deltas https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146824/a-pair-of-niles-and-deltas/?src=eoa-iotd ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 09 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 161 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2765 S24E07 113 0100 Cso 04 07 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/ ...Continue Reading

  June 08, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-067*NASA Highlights Student Participants in Spacesuit Technology Challenge* NASA engineers conducting a design evaluation with user interface heads up display software designed by participants of the NASA SUITS challenge. */Credits: NASA/* Media are invited to attend virtual student presentations for the NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technology for Students (NASA SUITS) challenge at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 11. NASA SUITS, one of NASA’s Artem ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Tropical Depression Cristobal (Image from Jun 8, 2020; Posted Jun 8, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146827/tropical-depression-cristobal/?src=nha * Cristobal Drenches Central A ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Tropical Depression Cristobal (Image from Jun 8, 2020; Posted Jun 8, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146827/tropical-depression-cristobal/?src=nha --------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

June 08, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-066*NASA to Announce Selection of Company to Fly VIPER Rover to Moon* Illustration of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon */Credits: NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter /* NASA will announce the commercial provider selected to deliver NASA’s new water-hunting mobile robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), to the South Pole of the Moon during a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 10.  A ...Continue Reading