NASA Provides Update on Artemis III Moon Landing Regions *Oct 28, 2024* *RELEASE 24-136* This image shows nine candidate landing regions for NASA’s Artemis III mission, with each region containing multiple potential sites for the first crewed landing on the Moon in more than 50 years. The background image of the lunar South Pole terrain within the nine regions is a mosaic of LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) WAC (Wide Angle Camera) images. Credit: NASA As NASA prepares for the first crewed Moon landing in more than ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-43 2024 October 27 at 9:37 p.m. MDT (2024 October 28 0337 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 21-27 R3 (Strong) radio blackouts were observed on 24 and 26 Oct due to activity from Regions 3869 and 3873, respectively. R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts were observed on 26 Oct due to activity from Region 3873. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 28 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 302 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3863 S08W49 262 0080 Dso 05 05 Beta 3866 S12W22 235 0010 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 27 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 301 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3863 S08W37 263 0120 Dai 05 11 Beta 3865 S22W16 242 0020 Hsx 0 ...Continue Reading

From: mailto: Jonathan's Space Report No. 838 2024 Oct 25 Somerville, MA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 72 began on Sep 23, with Suni Williams (ISS commander), Barry Wilmore, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, Aleksandr Grebyonkin, Aleksey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, and Don Pettit. Dragon Freedom (capsule C212) was l ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 26 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 300 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3863 S08W23 263 0090 Cso 03 04 Beta 3865 S22W02 242 0020 Hrx 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA Welcomes Chile as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory From left to right, Chilean Ambassador to the United States Juan Gabriel Valdés, Chilean Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and United States Department of State Acting Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn pose for a photo after the signing of the Artemis Accords, Frida ...Continue Reading

Oct 25, 2024 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the release of the validated OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Sentinel-1 (DSWx-S1 Version 1) Dataset. OPERA DSWx-S1 provides near-global geographical mapping of surface water extent over land at a spatial resolution of 30 meters over the Military Grid reference System (MGRS) grid system, with a temporal revisit frequency between 6-12 days. Using Sentinel-1A radar observations, DSWx-S1 maps open inland water bodies greater than 3 hectares and 200 meters in width, ...Continue Reading

Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida *Oct 25, 2024* *RELEASE 24-125* NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after having landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission successfully splashed down ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 25 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 299 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3860 S06W85 338 0010 Cro 01 02 Beta 3863 S08W09 262 0110 Dso 0 ...Continue Reading