The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN ARGENTINA A gallery of fires observed by satellites in South America in 2018. * A Fire Cloud in Argentina (Image from Jan 29, 2018; Posted Jan 30, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91662&src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 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 31 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2697 S10E48 263 0010 Bxo 03 05 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SNOW AND CLOUDS AROUND THE ALPS Satellites acquired imagery of the Alps rising high above low clouds, and demonstrate the sensors' ability to use infrared to distinguish clouds from snow. * Snow and Clouds around the Alps (Image from Jan 29, 2018; Posted Jan 30, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id= ...Continue Reading

  January 30, 2018  M18-018*NASA TV to Air Russian Spacewalk at the International Space Station* Clad in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin conducts a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Aug. 22, 2013, during Expedition 36. On Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, Misurkin will participate in the fourth spacewalk of his career. */Credits: NASA/* Download high-resolution image. Two veteran Russian cosmonaut spacewalkers will venture outside the International Space Sta ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 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 30 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Jan 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 Jan Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- BUSHFIRE IN PILLIGA FOREST A bushfire in New South Wales charred nearly 60,000 hectares. * Bushfire in Pilliga Forest (Image from Jan 22, 2018; Posted Jan 25, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91634&src=nha -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- NORTH AFRICAN DUST SEASON 2018 Winter winds lo ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- NORTH AFRICAN DUST SEASON 2018 Winter winds loft vast plumes of dust from North Africa and deposit it in the North Atlantic. * A Dust Bath for Cape Verde (Image from Jan 23, 2018; Posted Jan 26, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91642&src=nha ------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

  January 29, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-020*NASA Television to Air Live Coverage of Upcoming Rare Lunar Eclipse * Sky-gazers are in for a rare treat Wednesday, Jan. 31, when three celestial events combine to create a super blue blood moon. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the celestial spectacle beginning at 5:30 a.m. EST. Weather permitting, the broadcast will feature views from the varying vantage points of telescopes at NASA’s Armstrong ...Continue Reading

  January 29, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-017*Space Exploration Educators to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station* *//* Teachers from across the nation will speak with a NASA astronaut living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 9:35 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 1. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The teachers, who are attending the 24th Annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) ...Continue Reading

  January 29, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-019*NASA Invites Media to Upcoming NOAA GOES-S Satellite Launch * This illustration depicts NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S), which is scheduled to launch March 1 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA oversees the acquisition of the spacecraft, instruments and launch vehicles for the GOES-R Series program. */Credits: Lockheed Martin/* Media accreditation is open for the launch Thursday, March ...Continue Reading