November 16, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-136*NASA Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite Rescheduled for Nov. 18* The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II carrying the NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, has been rescheduled for 1:47 a.m. PST (4:47 a.m. EST), Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. */Credits: NASA/Glenn Benson/* The launch of the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite, the first in a new series of four highly advanced ...Continue Reading

November 16, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-135*Tennessee Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on International Space Station* Spacewalkers Mark Vande Hei and Randy Bresnik are pictured Oct. 5, 2017, working outside the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* Students at Southside Elementary School in Lebanon, Tennessee, will have the opportunity to speak with NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 10:05 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 20. The 20-minute, Earth-to ...Continue Reading

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 We are pleased to announce an update to the PO.DAAC State of the Ocean (SOTO) visualization tool:  Version 4.2.1 is now available online at https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/soto/. For questions or to provide feedback, please visit the State Of The Ocean (SOTO) Forum.  SOTO is a suite of tools presented through an interactive, web-based visualization front end. It provides access to a broad range of satellite-derived products and key parameters of interest to the oceanogr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Nov 16 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 320 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Nov 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2687 S07E55 177 0090 Cao 08 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 15/ ...Continue Reading

November 15, 2017 RELEASE 17-089*NASA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Audit Result* *//* NASA has received an unmodified audit opinion on its Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 2017) financial statements, making this the seventh consecutive year of "clean" opinions. The agency released its FY 2017 Agency Financial Report (AFR) Wednesday, which provides details on its financial results and performance highlights.  The auditor's unmodified opinion is that NASA's financial statements fairly present the agency's fin ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA In November 2017, satellites captured imagery of dust and silt being carried over the Gulf of Alaska. * Connecting the Dots Between Dust, Phytoplankton, and Ice Cores (Image from Nov 11, 2017; Posted Nov 15, 2017) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91267&src=nha -------------- ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (14 November 2017) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Africa's Great Lake Hanging in the Balance: Scientists Monitor the Rise and Fall of Lake Chad https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/LakeChad/?src=eoa-features More than 30 million people in Africa depend on Lake Chad for fresh water. But satellite and ground-based data show that the once-great lake now spans less than a ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2705 Issue Time: 2017 Nov 15 0905 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2704 Begin Time: 2017 Nov 08 1100 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 12790 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Nov 15 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 319 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Nov 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2687 S08E64 181 0050 Cao 07 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 14/ ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers:             Below is a link to a good opportunity for a career-track archives internship at NASA GSFC.  Thanks,             Steve *From: *HOLLY MCINTYRE-DEWITT <holly.a.mcintyre-dewitt@nasa.gov> *Date: *Monday, November 13, 2017 at 11:45 AM *To: *Stephen Garber <stephen.j.garber@nasa.gov> *Cc: *William Barry <bill.barry@nasa.gov> *Subject: *Pathways I ...Continue Reading