November 1st 2018 PDT
 November 01, 2018 RELEASE 18-087*NASA’s Dawn Mission to Asteroid Belt Comes to End* NASA’s Dawn spacecraft turned science fiction into science fact by using ion propulsion to explore the two largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres. The mission will end this fall, when the spacecraft runs out of hydrazine, which keeps it oriented and in communication with Earth. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech /* Watch this video on YouTube.  This photo of Ce ...Continue Reading
November 1st 2018 PDT
 November 01, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-163*NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Available for Interviews Before First Spaceflight* NASA astronaut Anne McClain listens to a reporter’s question May 10 following her final Soyuz qualification at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. McClain and crewmates David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are targeted to launch to the International Space Station Dec. 3. ...Continue Reading
October 31st 2018 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 305 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Oct 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 Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading
October 31st 2018 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON 2018 The Western Pacific sees more tropical storms and typhoons each year than any other ocean basin. * Yutu Hits the Philippines (Image from Oct 30, 2018; Posted Oct 30, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144174/yutu-hits-the-philippines/?src=nha ----------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading
October 31st 2018 PDT
October 31, 2018 RELEASE J18-011*Astronaut Michael Fincke to Visit Pittsburgh with NASA’s Destination Station * Astronaut and Pittsburgh native Michael Fincke will visit Pittsburgh as part of NASA’s Destination Station during the week of Nov. 5. Many of the activities and speaking events featuring Fincke and officials from the International Space Station Program will be open to the public. Destination Station is an effort by NASA to share, educate and inspire the public about the International Space Station, and i ...Continue Reading
October 31st 2018 PDT
October 26, 2018 RELEASE J18-010*NASA to Welcome Visitors to Johnson Space Center Open House 2018* NASA’s Johnson Space Center will open its gates to the public Saturday, Oct. 27, for the first time in years, celebrating NASA’s 60th anniversary and the International Space Station’s 20th anniversary. To help ensure an enjoyable visit for everyone when they drive through the center’s main gate from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the center is asking visitors to abide by a few simple guidelines: [*]No Pets (unless ce ...Continue Reading
October 31st 2018 PDT
 October 31, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-161*NASA Invites Media to 16th SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station*  A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 29, 2018, carrying the 15th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Powers/* Media accreditation now is open for the targeted Dec. 4 SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- HURRICANE WILLA Two days after forming as a tropical depression off Mexico's western coast, Hurricane Willa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm. * Hurricane Willa Closes in on Mexico (Image from Oct 23, 2018; Posted Oct 23, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92934/hurricane-willa-closes-in-on-mexico/?src=nha ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN NEW GUINEA October 2018 brought an increase in fire activity which might be associated with a weak El Nino. * Increased Fire Activity in New Guinea (Image from Oct 26, 2018; Posted Oct 29, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144166/increased-fire-activity-in-new-guinea/?src=nha ----------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (30 October 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay * A Place Where Icebergs Go to Die https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144170/a-place-where-icebergs-go-to-die/?src=eoa-iotd * Monitoring Outflow and Algae https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144156/monitoring-outflow-and-algae/?src=eoa-iotd * A Fire in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean? https://earthob ...Continue Reading
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