December 05, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-143*NASA Invites Media to Orion Spacecraft Parachute Test in Arizona *  NASA's Orion spacecraft makes a successful landing in March 2017 after the second parachute test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving ground in Arizona. Media are invited to view the fifth test on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is inviting media to attend a test of parachutes for the agency’s Orion spacecraft Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. This t ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Dec 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 339 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Dec 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Dec 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 Dec Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

December 04, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-030*NASA and Lockheed Martin Invite Media to Visit Colorado Companies*  Technicians assist as the Orion crew module for Exploration Mission-1 is moved toward the thermal chamber in the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the spacecraft is being assembled ahead of its mission. */Credits: NASA/* Two Colorado companies designing, manufacturing and testing flight hardware for NASA’s Orion spacecraft an ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM IN IRAN Winds lofted sand and dust particles over the Great Salt Desert. * Dust in the Dasht-e Kavir (Image from Nov 25, 2017; Posted Dec 1, 2017) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91352&src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM IN IRAN Winds lofted sand and dust particles over the Great Salt Desert. * Dust in the Dasht-e Kavir (Image from Nov 25, 2017; Posted Dec 1, 2017) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91352&src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT MOUNT AGUNG Since August 201 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Dec 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 338 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Dec 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Dec 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 Dec Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #17-49 2017 December 3 at 5:18 p.m. MST (2017 December 4 0018 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For November 27-December 3 No significant space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 4-10 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are likely on 04-06 Dec with G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storms likely on 04-05 Dec due to CH HSS effects. ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Dec 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 337 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Dec 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Dec 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 Dec Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Dec 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 336 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Dec 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Dec 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 Dec Nmbr Location Lo 2689 ...Continue Reading

December 01, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-142*NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission* A SpaceX Dragon will deliver about 4,800 pounds of research, hardware and crew supplies to the International Space Station during the company’s 13th commercial resupply services mission for NASA. Dragon will lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida no earlier than 1:20 p.m. EST, Dec. 8. */Credits: NASA/* NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its 13t ...Continue Reading