November 02, 2017 RELEASE J17-014*Veteran Space Shuttle and Management Astronauts Currie-Gregg and Smith Retire from NASA* Two astronauts with eight space shuttle missions between them have retired from NASA. Both Nancy Currie-Gregg and Steven L. Smith left the agency after careers that began even before they became astronauts. “Nancy and Steve each brought so much to NASA during the course of their careers,” said Pat Forrester, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA&ac ...Continue Reading

  November 02, 2017 RELEASE J17-013*NASA, Houston Cinema Arts Society Count Down to 'CineSpace Day’ at Houston Cinema Arts Festival * NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society once again are counting down to an event in the heart of Space City, Houston, which blends science, art and cinema. The third annual CineSpace short film competition is set for this year’s Houston Cinema Arts Festival on Friday, Nov. 10, at the Rice Media Center in Houston. The competition is made possib ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Nov 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 307 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Nov 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo 2686 ...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 IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA * Dust Blankets the Middle East (Image from Oct 29, 2017; Posted Nov 2, 2017) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91207&src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalh ...Continue Reading

  October 25, 2017 RELEASE J17-012*Skylab, Shuttle Astronaut Paul Weitz Dies at 85* Former astronaut Paul “P.J.” Weitz, 85, died Sunday, Oct. 22, at his home at Flagstaff. He was a veteran of two spaceflights and a former deputy director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Weitz was selected as part of the fifth class of astronauts, hired in April 1966. He served as pilot on Skylab-2, the first crewed mission to America’s first space station, and commander of ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Nov 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 306 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Nov 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo 2685 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2697 Issue Time: 2017 Nov 01 1021 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2696 Begin Time: 2017 Oct 24 1245 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3054 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: 2017 Nov 01 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 305 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Nov 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2686 N13W39 109 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 31 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2696 Issue Time: 2017 Oct 31 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2695 Begin Time: 2017 Oct 24 1245 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3668 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: 2017 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 2017 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 2685 S09W49 132 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2686 N13W26 109 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading