November 09, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-171*NASA TV Coverage Set for Nov. 15 Cygnus Launch to International Space Station* Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket for its 10th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station is seen on the left Nov. 4, 2018, in the Horizontal Integration Facility at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. The CRS-10 Cygnus spacecraft is shown in the middle of the facility, and the Antares CRS-11 rocket scheduled to launch in spring 2019 is on the right. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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 Western United States. * Camp Fire Rages in California (Image from Nov 8, 2018; Posted Nov 9, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144225/camp-fire-rages-in-california/?src=nha -- DROUGHT (1 up ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2872 Issue Time: 2018 Nov 09 0920 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2871 Begin Time: 2018 Nov 05 1635 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2891 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 313 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Nov 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 Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- PINE ISLAND GLACIER SHEDS ANOTHER ICEBERG Calving that used to happen about every six years has become a near-annual event. * Pine Island Glacier Quickly Drops Another Iceberg (Image from Nov 7, 2018; Posted Nov 8, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144212/pine-island-glacier-quickly-drops-another-iceberg/?src=nha --- ...Continue Reading

November 08, 2018 RELEASE 18-098*NASA Looks to University Researchers for Innovative Space Tech Solutions* Close-up view of a friction stir weld tack tool used to manufacture external tanks of the space shuttle. Friction stir welding is different from traditional fusion welding in that the materials are not melted. */Credits: NASA/* University-led research could transform the future of space exploration, from small spacecraft to “smart” systems for the Moon, Mars and beyond. NASA has selected 14 proposa ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2871 Issue Time: 2018 Nov 08 1015 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2870 Begin Time: 2018 Nov 05 1635 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10832 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 Nov 08 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 312 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

November 07, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-167*NASA Announces Media Activities for New Horizons’ New Year’s Kuiper Belt Flyby* Illustration of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69 – nicknamed “Ultima Thule” – a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one billion miles beyond Pluto. Set for New Year’s 2019, New Horizons’ exploration of Ultima will be the farthest space probe flyby in history. */Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI /* NASA is inviting media to cover the farthest spacecraft flyby in history on Jan. 1, ...Continue Reading

November 07, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-168*NASA Updates Media Invitation to Observe Quiet Supersonic Flight Series Operations* NASA Armstrong’s F/A-18 aircraft will fly during the agency’s QSF-18 flight campaign over Galveston, Texas. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has updated the date for the media day event at which journalists are invited to learn about the agency’s Quiet Supersonic Flights 2018 campaign. The event will now take place Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Houston area. Test pilots and project leads will be ava ...Continue Reading