The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (07 August 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay * Record Warm Waters off Southern California https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92563/record-warm-waters-off-southern-california/?src=eoa-iotd * Portholes Through the Clouds https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92459/portholes-through-the-clouds/?src=eoa-iotd * Milky Blue Water Near Prince of Wales Island ...Continue Reading

  August 07, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-112*NASA Invites Media to View Launch of ICESat-2 from West Coast* The ICESat-2 mission will measure the changing height of Earth's glaciers, ice sheets and sea ice, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses per second. */Credits: NASA/* Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, with a 40-minute window opening at 8:46 a.m. EDT ( ...Continue Reading

  August 07, 2018 RELEASE 18-069*NASA Awards $15 Million to Small Businesses for Competitive Research and Development Program* NASA has selected 20 research and technology proposals -- valued at $15 million -- from 19 American small businesses. Each is partnering with research institutions for Phase II of NASA’s competitive Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. STTR supports NASA's future missions into deep space and benefits the U.S. economy. Selected propos ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 07 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 219 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading

  August 06, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-118*NASA to Host Briefings, Events for Aug. 11 Launch to Touch Sun* Illustration of NASA's Parker Solar Probe in front of the Sun */Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben /* As NASA nears the launch of its Parker Solar Probe, the agency will host a series of media briefings beginning Wednesday, Aug. 8. These briefings, as well as special programs, the launch on Saturday, Aug. 11, and a postlaunch news conference all will air on NASA Television ...Continue Reading

  August 06, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-119*NASA Holds Media Teleconference on New Public-Private Space Tech Partnerships* */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 8, to announce new public-private partnerships that will develop commercial space capabilities and benefit future NASA exploration missions. The selected U.S. companies are developing 10 “tipping point” technologies. For this solicitation, a technology is ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- WILDFIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA The 2018 wildfire season in North America is well under way, with blazes having burned more acres than average through the end of July. * Carr Fire and Mendocino Complex (Image from Aug 2, 2018; Posted Aug 4, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92560/carr-fire-and-mendocino-complex/?src=nha -------- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- WILDFIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA The 2018 wildfire season in North America is well under way, with blazes having burned more acres than average through the end of July. * Carr Fire and Mendocino Complex (Image from Aug 2, 2018; Posted Aug 4, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92560/carr-fire-and-mendocino-complex/?src=nha FIRE ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-32 2018 August 5 at 8:44 p.m. MDT (2018 August 6 0244 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 30-August 5 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For August 6-12 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 06 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 218 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading