Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   September 22, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive An Epic View of the Seasons The tilt in Earth's axis of rotation makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons in imagery from a NASA camera in deep space. Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off While the sea ice melt season has lengthened dramatically in most of the satellite era ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 22 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 265 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4533 S13E50 003 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 4534 N11W21 074 0030 Dri 05 10 Beta 4535 N12E58 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 21 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 264 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4532 S06W54 120 0010 Bxo 04 04 Beta 4533 S14E64 002 0030 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 4534 N11W08 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 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 263 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4532 S06W39 119 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 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 262 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo 4529 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-070 SEPT. 18, 2026 NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony Credit: NASA The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory.   NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europe and ...Continue Reading

Lake Powell Levels Drop; Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome   September 18, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the U.S. West. Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as ...Continue Reading

Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels   September 18, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the U.S. West.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4528 S11W83 189 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-012 SEPT. 17, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector   Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. StarBurst will launch aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 ...Continue Reading