The following sections have been updated in the past 2 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- POWERFUL TYPHOON HEADS FOR CHINA Once a super typhoon, the still powerful Maria brought damaging winds and heavy rains towards Taiwan and eastern China. * Powerful Typhoon Heads for China (Image from Jul 10, 2018; Posted Jul 11, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92409/powerful-typhoon-heads-for-china&src=nha HAIL ...Continue Reading

  July 11, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-104*Coverage Set for Departure of US Cargo Ship from International Space Station* Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station nearly two months after delivery of several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the orbiting laboratory. */Credits: NASA/* Nearly two months after Orbital ATK, now part of Northrop Grumman, delivered several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station aboar ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (10 July 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay * Powerful Typhoon Heads for China https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92409?src=eoa-iotd * Severe Rainfall and Flooding in Japan https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92397?src=eoa-iotd * Satellites Investigate Irrigation in a Stressed Aquifer https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92387?src=eoa-iotd * ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jul 11 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 192 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Jul 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

  July 10, 2018 RELEASE 18-061*NASA Names Six New Flight Directors to Lead Mission Control* The 2018 Class of NASA Flight Directors for the Mission Control Center (L-R): Marcos Flores, Allison Bolinger, Adi Boulos, Rebecca Wingfield, Pooja Jesrani, and Paul Konyha. */Credits: NASA/Robert Markowitz /* NASA has selected six women and men to join the elite corps of flight directors who will lead mission control for a variety of new operations at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in ...Continue Reading

  July 10, 2018 RELEASE 18-061*NASA Names Six New Flight Directors to Lead Mission Control* The 2018 Class of NASA Flight Directors for the Mission Control Center (L-R): Marcos Flores, Allison Bolinger, Adi Boulos, Rebecca Wingfield, Pooja Jesrani, and Paul Konyha. */Credits: NASA/Robert Markowitz /* NASA has selected six women and men to join the elite corps of flight directors who will lead mission control for a variety of new operations at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jul 10 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 191 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Jul 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES As temperatures became warmer and drier with the arrival of summer, fire season picks up in the southwestern United States. * County Fire Lights Up the Night (Image from Jul 1, 2018; Posted Jul 4, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92373&src=nha --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-28 2018 July 8 at 8:49 p.m. MDT (2018 July 9 0249 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 2-8 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels were observed on 05 July due to a solar sector boundary crossing. No other significant space weather was observed. Outlook For July 9-15 No significant space weather is expected for the outlook period. Data used to pro ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jul 09 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 190 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Jul 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading