:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Aug 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 215 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Aug 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2670 S05E58 119 0160 Cso 04 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 02/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BLOOM IN HOOD CANAL, WASHIGNTON A bloom of coccolithophores imparted a milky turquoise color to a fjord in western Washington's Puget Sound. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90679&src=nha *** Image from Jul 30, 2017 (Posted on Aug 04, 2017 12:00 AM) ------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2628 Issue Time: 2017 Aug 02 1338 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2627 Begin Time: 2017 Jul 17 0325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4277 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 Aug 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 214 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Aug 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Aug 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 Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2669 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (01 August 2017) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Argentina After Dark When viewed from a satellite in daylight, the landscape of central Argentina shows barely a sign of human settlement. But by night, the place could be mistaken for a game of luminescent connect-the-dots. Rows of bright, evenly spaced points of light puncture the darkness. The nighttime lights betray the presence of towns. https://youtu.be/VI4dYOMBo9I?src=eoa-ann --- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON NORU Typhoon Noru spun over the tropical Pacific Ocean. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90654&src=nha *** Image from Jul 31, 2017 (Posted on Aug 01, 2017 12:00 AM) -- MANMADE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BLACKOUT ON THE OUTER BANKS A power outage brought darkness to parts of the North ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2627 Issue Time: 2017 Aug 01 1053 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2626 Begin Time: 2017 Jul 17 0325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8563 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 Aug 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 213 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Aug 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo 2669 ...Continue Reading

July 31, 2017 RELEASE 17-068*NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft Still Reaching for the Stars After 40 Years* An artist concept depicting one of the twin Voyager spacecraft. Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft are celebrating 40 years in August and September 2017. */Credits: NASA/* Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September. Despite their vast distance, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing ...Continue Reading

July 31, 2017 RELEASE 17-067*NASA Awards $14.3 Million to Small Businesses, Research Institutions to Develop Innovative Technologies* NASA has selected 19 proposals from American small businesses and research institutions for Phase II of its competitive Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, totaling $14.3 million in awards. These selections are for the 2016 STTR program, which supports NASA's future missions into deep space, while also benefiting the U.S. economy. The STTR program stimulates partne ...Continue Reading