NASA History Listserv Readers:            Please see below for a job announcement at NASA Ames Research Center.  Feel free to share with other people who may be interested.  Thank you very much.            -Steve   Ames Historian Position Announcement (contractor with KBRwyle) https://kbrwyle.jobs/mountain-view-ca/historian/2B70171D9D5442CEAF9BB490548B1EC2/job/_ _ Stephen Garber NASA History Division ...Continue Reading

  February 15, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-009*Florida Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard International Space Station * Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain in Cupola module during SpaceX Dragon departure. */Credits: NASA/* University and high school students from Florida will have an opportunity to talk with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station next week. The Earth-to-space call will air on NASA Television and the agency’s ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Feb 15 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 46 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Feb 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Feb Nmbr Location Lo None I ...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 cold snaps and snow and ice storms for the season. * A Strong Start to Sierra Snowpack (Image from Feb 11, 2019; Posted Feb 13, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144552/a-strong-start-to-sierra-snowpack/?src=nha -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- EXTRE ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2910 Issue Time: 2019 Feb 14 1807 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2019 Feb 14 1755 UTC Station: GOES15 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

Thursday, February 14, 2019 DOI: 10.5067/QSNON-L1CA2 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the QuikSCAT Level 1C Averaged Sigma-0 and Winds from Non-spinning Antenna Version 2.0 dataset. More information about QuikSCAT is available from the mission page. This dataset contains a number of significant enhancements over Version 1.0 (see: DOI 10.5067/QSNON-L1CA1) as follows: [*]The Geophysical Model Function (GMF) has been updated (QNS2016a) to make use of ECMWF nowcast 1x1 degree resolution wind dir ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Feb 14 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 45 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Feb 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Feb Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

  February 13, 2019 RELEASE 19-005*NASA Selects New Mission to Explore Origins of Universe* NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is targeted to launch in 2023. SPHEREx will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients for life in our galaxy’s planetary systems. */Credits: Caltech/* NASA has selected a new space mission that will help astronomers understan ...Continue Reading

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Last year, we informed our users (https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/announcements/2018-06-05_Deprecation_of_FTP_at_PO.DAAC) that NASA was in the process of deprecating the use of the FTP protocol for data and information access, and that PO.DAAC was offering PO.DAAC Drive as a robust FTP alternative for browsing and retrieving data at PO.DAAC. Effective _28 March 2019_, PO.DAAC will be making changes to its Web Portal (https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/) and Web Services (https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov ...Continue Reading

  February 13, 2019 RELEASE 19-004*NASA's Record-Setting Opportunity Rover Mission on Mars Comes to End*  The dramatic image of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's shadow was taken on sol 180 (July 26, 2004) by the rover's front hazard-avoidance camera as the rover moved farther into Endurance Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Opportunity rover ...Continue Reading