The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 June 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Kilauea From Orbit https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/videos/kilauea-from-orbit.php?src=eoa-features In early May 2018, an eruption on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began to unfold. Here's what satellites saw in the first few weeks of the eruption. -------------------- Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ ...Continue Reading

  June 19, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-095*NASA to Host Media Teleconference on National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Report* This image, taken in 2015, shows Earth as seen by NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), aboard NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 20, to discuss a new report detailing U.S. plans for near-Earth objects (NEOs) that could pose a hazard t ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 750 2018 Jun 18 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- During May Expedition 55 continued with Anton Shkaplerov in command, Scott Tingle, Norishige Kanai, Oleg Artemev, Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel as flight engineers. On Jun 1 Feustel took command as Soyuz MS-07 prepared to undock. Soyuz MS-07 undocked at 0916 UTC Ju ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jun 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 170 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jun 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2713 N05W13 289 0010 Bxo 06 06 Beta 2714 N08W41 317 0010 Bxo 04 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- WILDFIRES IN COLORADO Warm and dry conditions in the U.S. Southwest set the stage for wildfires. * 416 Wildfire Rages in Colorado (Image from Jun 11, 2018; Posted Jun 12, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=92284&src=nha -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORMS OVER THE RED SEA The R ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- RAIN SOAKS THE EMPTY QUARTER Rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Mekunu dropped enough rain over the Arabian Peninsula to form lakes between the sand dunes in the Rub' al-Khali. * Rain Soaks the Empty Quarter (Image from May 29, 2018; Posted Jun 15, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=9 ...Continue Reading

  June 18, 2018 RELEASE 18-055*NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-3* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Washington. Chaired by the Vice President, the council's role is to advise the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and review the nation's long-range goals for space activities. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* The following is a st ...Continue Reading

  June 18, 2018 RELEASE 18-052*NASA, NSF Plunge Into Ocean ‘Twilight Zone’ to Explore Ecosystem Carbon Flow* The Pacific Ocean teems with phytoplankton along the West Coast of the United States, as captured by the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Satellites can track phytoplankton blooms, which occur when these plant-like organisms receive optimal amounts of sunlight and nutrients. Phytoplankton play an important role in removing atmospheric carbon dioxide. ...Continue Reading

  June 18, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-094*Brooklyn Students to Link Up with NASA Astronauts on Space Station* Expedition 56 NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold (left) and Drew Feustel (right) are pictured inside their U.S. spacesuits for a fit check verification ahead of EVA-50 on May 16. Norishige Kanai (center), from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), assisted the duo in and out of the spacesuits during the sizing process. */Credits: NASA/* Students from Brooklyn, New York ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-25 2018 June 17 at 9:49 p.m. MDT (2018 June 18 0349 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 11-17 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For June 18-24 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are expected on 18 June due to coronal hole high speed stream activity. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, N ...Continue Reading