The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- WILDFIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA The 2018 wildfire season in North America is well under way, with blazes having burned more acres than average through the end of July. * Carr Fire and Mendocino Complex (Image from Aug 2, 2018; Posted Aug 4, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92560/carr-fire-and-mendocino-complex/?src=nha FIRE ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-32 2018 August 5 at 8:44 p.m. MDT (2018 August 6 0244 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 30-August 5 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For August 6-12 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 06 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 218 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 05 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 217 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 04 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 216 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading

August 03, 2018 RELEASE 18-067*NASA Assigns Crews to First Test Flights, Missions on Commercial Spacecraft* NASA introduced to the world on Aug. 3, 2018, the first U.S. astronauts who will fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station – an endeavor that will return astronaut launches to U.S. soil for the first time since the space shuttle’s retirement in 2011. The agency assigned nine astronauts to crew the first test flight and mission of both Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 03 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 215 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2717 S08E14 027 0010 Axx 00 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 02 ...Continue Reading

August 02, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-117*Challenger Center, McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Centers Call Astronaut in Space* *//* The Challenger Center and the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will participate in live calls with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Year of Education on Station (YES) next week. Each Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Following introductions by Challenger Center President an ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 02 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 214 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2717 S07E29 025 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 01 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Summer brings persistent winds from the northwest to the Arabian Peninsula--and often a sky full of dust and sand. * Sandy Shamal Season (Image from Jul 30, 2018; Posted Aug 1, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92522/sandy-shamal-season/?src=nha ------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading