December 20, 2018 RELEASE 18-121*NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Returns to Earth After 197-Day Mission in Space* Expedition 57 crew members Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) emerge one at a time from the Soyuz MS-09 that carried them home from the International Space Station Dec. 20, 2018, after a 197-day mission. The spacecraft touched down in Kazakhstan at 12:02 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 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 354 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Dec 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 Dec Nmbr Location Lo 2731 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 December 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Lilongwe and Landsat Grew Up Together https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144401/lilongwe-and-landsat-grew-up-together/?src=eoa-iotd * Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144397/thick-and-thin-ice-in-the-weddell-sea/?src=eoa-iotd * Toward Mapping the Atmosphere ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 19 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 353 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo 2730 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 18 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 352 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo 2730 ...Continue Reading

  December 17, 2018 RELEASE 18-120*NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of Rona Ramon * The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about the passing of Rona Ramon, widow of Ilan Ramon: “NASA is deeply saddened by the passing of Rona Ramon, and we send our heartfelt condolences to her family and the people of Israel. Rona’s courage and inspiration in the face of tragedy have helped inspire a new generation to build on the legacy of her husband, spa ...Continue Reading

  December 17, 2018 RELEASE 18-118*Bettina Inclán Named to Head NASA Office of Communications* *//* Bettina Inclán has been named by Administrator Jim Bridenstine to be NASA’s Associate Administrator for Communications. Inclán comes to NASA with over 15 years of experience as a communications specialist and strategist -- building winning coalitions and crafting messages and crisis communications in the political, commercial and nonprofit sph ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2018 RELEASE 18-116*NASA Begins America’s New Moon to Mars Exploration Approach in 2018* With our Moon to Mars effort underway, a new administrator takes over to lead the charge, and – oh yeah – we stuck another nearly flawless landing on Mars! All that and more as we look back at what happened This Year @ NASA! */Credits: NASA Television/* NASA welcomed a new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, deputy administrator, Jim Morhard, and chief financial officer, Jeff DeWit, in 2018. Their focus is on firm ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-51 2018 December 16 at 6:40 p.m. MST (2018 December 17 0140 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 10-16 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 17-23 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 17 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 351 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo 2730 ...Continue Reading