February 01, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-001*California Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station* Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain conducts a science experiment aboard the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* Elementary school students from California will have an opportunity to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station next week. The Earth-to-space call will air on NASA television and the agency’s ...Continue Reading

  February 01, 2019 RELEASE 19-001*Suzanne Gillen Named NASA Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs*  NASA Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Suzanne Gillen */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* Suzanne Gillen has been named NASA’s associate administrator for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. “Suzanne has a long history of working with NASA on Capitol Hill, and she provides a valuable asset for th ...Continue Reading

  February 01, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-002*NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes*  The Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial is seen after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the c ...Continue Reading

January 31, 2019 *NASA Research Could Reshape Understanding of Moon Formation*  Schematic cross section into the early Moon, illustrating that our experiments simulate the conditions of the deep metallic core and silicate mantle of the early Moon (Illustration courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech). *//*  Experimental sample that simulates the high pressure and temperature conditions and metal and silicate liquids in the interior of the early Moon. Back scattered electron (BSE) image of an experimental sample equ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Feb 01 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 32 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Feb 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Jan Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

Addendum/correction:   this talk will take place from noon – 1 pm on Wednesday.  Pardon me for omitting the time. *From:* Garber, Stephen J. (HQ-NH000) *Sent:* Thursday, January 31, 2019 12:11 PM *To:* history@lists.hq.nasa.gov *Subject:* NASA History talk about Pakistan's Early Space Program next week NASA History Listserv readers: The latest in our ongoing series of brown bag talks will be Wednesday, February 6.  Dr. Michelle Grisé, a Rand Corporation policy researcher, will talk about “ ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv readers: The latest in our ongoing series of brown bag talks will be Wednesday, February 6.  Dr. Michelle Grisé, a Rand Corporation policy researcher, will talk about “Rockets for Peace? The Origins and Evolution of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO).”  In June 1962, Pakistan became the third “Asian space power.”  She will discuss the critical role played by NASA in promoting space research in Pakistan and key instances of U.S. and Europ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Jan 31 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 31 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Jan 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2733 N04W89 262 0090 Cao 09 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2018-19 WINTER IN THE UNITED STATES A gallery of notable snow and ice storms for the season. * Arctic Weather Plunges into North America (Image from Jan 29, 2019; Posted Jan 29, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144489/arctic-weather-plunges-into-north-america/?src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- A ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2898 Issue Time: 2019 Jan 30 1626 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2019 Jan 30 1627 UTC Station: GOES 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 subscript ...Continue Reading