May 11, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-079*NASA Television to Air Coverage of Earth-Observing Satellite Duo Launch* NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) will demonstrate the effectiveness of using lasers, instead of microwaves, to more precisely measure fluctuations in the separation distance between the two spacecraft, potentially improving the precision of range fluctuation measurements by a factor of at least 10 on future GRACE-like missions. */Credits: NASA/JP ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE OFF SOUTH AMERICA In an extremely rare event, a subtropical cyclone formed in colder waters off the Coast of Chile. * A Seldom Seen South American Cyclone (Image from May 9, 2018; Posted May 10, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=92137&src=nha ----------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

  May 11, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-077*Oklahoma, Illinois Students to Link Up with NASA Astronauts on Space Station* NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold (left) and Drew Feustel (right) talk with high school and college students from Lake Orion, Michigan, in a previous Year of Education in Space event on April 17. */Credits: NASA/* Students from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Edwardsville, Illinois, will have the opportunity to talk with astronauts on the International Space Station next week as part of&Aci ...Continue Reading

  May 11, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-078*NASA Hosts Live Discussion about Europa Findings, Potential for Life* A view of Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute/* NASA will host a Science Chat at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, May 14, to discuss the latest analysis of Jupiter’s moon Europa and its status as one of the most promising places in the solar system to search for life ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2783 Issue Time: 2018 May 11 0859 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2782 Begin Time: 2018 May 06 1400 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 74279 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Su ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DRAMATIC FLOODING IN EASTERN AFRICA Heavy rains have flooded the Shebelle River and affected hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and Kenya. * Dramatic Flooding in Eastern Africa (Image from May 9, 2018; Posted May 11, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=92130&src=nha -------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 May 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 131 Issued at 0030Z on 11 May 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2709 N05E38 034 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 10 ...Continue Reading

Thursday, May 10, 2018 PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the operational release of PO.DAAC Drive, version 1.4.3:  _https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/_ PO.DAAC Drive provides an FTP alternative for browsing and retrieving data at PO.DAAC.  It offers file navigation and download through an interface served directly through your browser, and with a familiar look and feel.  It also allows users to access data via a command line so that interactions can be easily scripted.Â&n ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2782 Issue Time: 2018 May 10 0900 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2781 Begin Time: 2018 May 06 1400 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 56756 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 May 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 130 Issued at 0030Z on 10 May 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2708 S10W13 098 0010 Axx 02 01 Alpha 2709 N05E52 033 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading