March 9th 2016 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 10 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 70 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2511 N03W50 136 0020 Cao 05 02 Beta 2512 N11W70 156 0030 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 2513 N10W17 ...Continue Reading
March 9th 2016 PDT
 March 09, 2016 RELEASE 16-028*NASA Announces Winning Concepts to Further its Journey to Mars* NASA has announced the winners of two challenges to create new concepts for construction and human habitation on future space exploration missions, including the agency’s journey to Mars. The Space Suit Textile Testing and In-Situ Materials Challenges, managed for NASA by NineSigma, launched in October 2015 under the umbrella of the NASA Tournament Lab, yielded innovative concepts for spac ...Continue Reading
March 9th 2016 PDT
 March 09, 2016 RELEASE 16-028*NASA Announces Winning Concepts to Further its Journey to Mars* NASA has announced the winners of two challenges to create new concepts for construction and human habitation on future space exploration missions, including the agency’s journey to Mars. The Space Suit Textile Testing and In-Situ Materials Challenges, managed for NASA by NineSigma, launched in October 2015 under the umbrella of the NASA Tournament Lab, yielded innovative concepts for spac ...Continue Reading
March 9th 2016 PDT
 March 09, 2016 RELEASE 16-026*NASA Targets May 2018 Launch of Mars InSight Mission * NASA has set a new launch opportunity, beginning May 5, 2018, for the InSight mission to Mars. This artist's concept depicts the InSight lander on Mars after the lander's robotic arm has deployed a seismometer and a heat probe directly onto the ground. InSight is the first mission dedicated to investigating the deep interior of Mars. The findings will advance understanding of how all rocky planets, includin ...Continue Reading
March 9th 2016 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2334 Issue Time: 2016 Mar 09 1040 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2333 Begin Time: 2016 Mar 08 1150 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3263 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
March 8th 2016 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 09 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 69 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2511 N02W36 135 0010 Bxo 01 05 Beta 2512 N10W56 155 0030 Hax 05 01 Alpha 2513 N10W03 ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2016 PDT
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (08 March 2016) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Methane Matters http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/MethaneMatters/?src=eoa-features The concentration of methane in the atmosphere has been fluctuating, mostly rising. The question is why. Scientists wonder if they have the right monitoring systems in place to answer that question adequately. -------------------- Latest ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2016 PDT
 March 08, 2016 RELEASE 16-027*NASA Recognizes Outstanding Small Businesses with Industry Awards* The winners of the Fiscal Year 2015 agency-level Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA) were announced Tuesday during the spring 2016 NASA Industry Forum meeting hosted by the agency’s Office of Small Business Programs at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The SBIA Program awards recognize every fiscal year one small business prime contractor, small business subcontractor, and large busine ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2016 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- AURORA OVER NORTHERN EUROPE A strong geomagnetic storm colored skies over northern Europe in March 2016. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87646&src=nha *** Image from Mar 07, 2016 (Posted on Mar 07, 2016 2:43 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2016 PDT
 March 08, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-025*NASA to Discuss Science Launching on Next Commercial Resupply Space Station Flight* NASA astronaut Tim Kopra sets up hardware for the Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken, or BASS-M, experiment. The BASS-M investigation tests flame-retardant cotton fabrics to determine how well they resist burning in microgravity. Results benefit research on flame-retardant textiles that can be used on Earth and in space */Credits: NASA/* NASA is hos ...Continue Reading
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