March 14, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-017*NASA to Host Media Teleconference on Asteroid Sample Return Mission* NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, to announce new science from the agency’s first mission to return to Earth an asteroid sample that may contain unaltered material from the very beginning of our solar system. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft launched Sept. 8, 2016, and began orbiting th ...Continue Reading

March 14, 2019 RELEASE J19-003*NASA’s Destination Station to Visit Dallas with Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Shannon Walker * NASA’s Destination Station will visit Dallas from March 19 through 22 to highlight the work being done on the International Space Station and to return humanity to the Moon and then to Mars. Destination Station is an outreach effort by NASA to share, educate and inspire the public about the International Space Station. Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Shannon Walker, along with other representat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Mar 14 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 73 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Mar 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Mar Nmbr Location Lo 2734 N ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN Most tropical cyclone activity in this basin tends to occur between late October and May. * Tropical Cyclone Idai Aims at Mozambique (Image from Mar 12, 2019; Posted Mar 12, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144667/tropical-cyclone-idai-aims-at-mozambique/?src=nha ------ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Mar 13 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 72 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Mar 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2734 N08W72 065 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 12/ ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (12 March 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Tropical Cyclone Idai Aims at Mozambique https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144667/tropical-cyclone-idai-aims-at-mozambique/?src=eoa-iotd * Satellites Find Greener Pastures https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144654/satellites-find-greener-pastures/?src=eoa-iotd * Jupiter or Earth? https://earthobs ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Mar 12 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 71 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Mar 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2734 N08W59 066 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 11/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN Most tropical cyclone activity in this basin tends to occur from November through April. * Tropical Cyclone Idai (Image from Mar 11, 2019; Posted Mar 11, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144651/tropical-cyclone-idai/?src=nha -------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN Most tropical cyclone activity in this basin tends to occur from November through April. * Tropical Cyclone Idai (Image from Mar 11, 2019; Posted Mar 11, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144651/tropical-cyclone-idai/?src=nha 2018-19 WINTER IN THE UNITED STATES A gal ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2019 RELEASE 19-017*NASA Administrator Statement on NASA’s Moon to Mars Plans, FY 2020 Budget* *//* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine:  “President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 NASA budget is one of the strongest on record for our storied agency. At $21 billion, this budget represents a nearly 6 percent increase over last year’s request and comes at a time of constrained resources across the federal government. It also is a huge vote of confidence for ...Continue Reading