October 31st 2018 PDT
October 31, 2018 RELEASE J18-011*Astronaut Michael Fincke to Visit Pittsburgh with NASA’s Destination Station * Astronaut and Pittsburgh native Michael Fincke will visit Pittsburgh as part of NASA’s Destination Station during the week of Nov. 5. Many of the activities and speaking events featuring Fincke and officials from the International Space Station Program will be open to the public. Destination Station is an effort by NASA to share, educate and inspire the public about the International Space Station, and i ...Continue Reading
October 31st 2018 PDT
October 26, 2018 RELEASE J18-010*NASA to Welcome Visitors to Johnson Space Center Open House 2018* NASA’s Johnson Space Center will open its gates to the public Saturday, Oct. 27, for the first time in years, celebrating NASA’s 60th anniversary and the International Space Station’s 20th anniversary. To help ensure an enjoyable visit for everyone when they drive through the center’s main gate from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the center is asking visitors to abide by a few simple guidelines: [*]No Pets (unless ce ...Continue Reading
October 31st 2018 PDT
October 31, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-161*NASA Invites Media to 16th SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station* A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 29, 2018, carrying the 15th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Powers/* Media accreditation now is open for the targeted Dec. 4 SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Stat ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- HURRICANE WILLA Two days after forming as a tropical depression off Mexico's western coast, Hurricane Willa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm. * Hurricane Willa Closes in on Mexico (Image from Oct 23, 2018; Posted Oct 23, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92934/hurricane-willa-closes-in-on-mexico/?src=nha ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN NEW GUINEA October 2018 brought an increase in fire activity which might be associated with a weak El Nino. * Increased Fire Activity in New Guinea (Image from Oct 26, 2018; Posted Oct 29, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144166/increased-fire-activity-in-new-guinea/?src=nha ----------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (30 October 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay * A Place Where Icebergs Go to Die https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144170/a-place-where-icebergs-go-to-die/?src=eoa-iotd * Monitoring Outflow and Algae https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144156/monitoring-outflow-and-algae/?src=eoa-iotd * A Fire in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean? https://earthob ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 31 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 304 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
October 30, 2018 RELEASE 18-092*NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope, Passes Planet-Hunting Torch * This illustration depicts NASA's exoplanet hunter, the Kepler space telescope. The agency announced on Oct. 30, 2018, that Kepler has run out of fuel and is being retired within its current and safe orbit, away from Earth. Kepler leaves a legacy of more than 2,600 exoplanet discoveries. */Credits: NASA/Wendy Stenzel/Daniel Rutter /* After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be fil ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2018 PDT
October 30, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-160*NASA to Hold Media Call on Status of Kepler Space Telescope Today* Artist's conception of Kepler. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is hosting a media teleconference on the status of the Kepler space telescope today, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. EDT. The participants are: [*]Paul Hertz, Astrophysics division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington [*]Charlie Sobeck, project system engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley [*]William Borucki, retired Keple ...Continue Reading
October 29th 2018 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 30 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 303 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading
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