:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Feb 13 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 44 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Feb 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2492 N14W78 146 0010 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2494 S14W96 164 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2497 N13W19 ...Continue Reading

  February 12, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-011*Austin, Texas, Students to Speak to Space Station Astronaut* Students from the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools in Austin, Texas, will have the opportunity to speak with a NASA astronaut currently living and working on the International Space Station at 11:55 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Austin native and Expedition 46 Flight Engin ...Continue Reading

  February 12, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-011*Austin, Texas Students to Speak to Space Station Astronaut * NASA astronaut Tim Kopra sets up hardware for the Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken, or BASS-M, experiment on the International Space Station. 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: NAS ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Feb 12 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 43 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Feb 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2492 N14W63 144 0020 Hrx 06 02 Alpha 2494 S12W84 165 0040 Dso 07 03 Beta 2497 N13W06 ...Continue Reading

  February 11, 2016 RELEASE 16-015*NASA, University Study Shows Rising Seas Slowed by Increasing Water on Land* New measurements from a NASA satellite have allowed researchers to identify and quantify, for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water storage on land have affected the rate of sea level rise. A new study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, and the University of California, Irvine, shows that while ice sheets and glac ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WINTER WEATHER IN THE UNITED STATES 2015-16 Despite near-record global temperatures, snow came early to North America. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87492&src=nha *** Image from Feb 10, 2016 (Posted on Feb 11, 2016 1:13 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natura ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Feb 11 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 42 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Feb 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2492 N14W49 143 0020 Cro 06 02 Beta 2494 S12W70 164 0070 Dso 08 05 Beta 2496 N08W09 1 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WINTER WEATHER IN THE UNITED STATES 2015-16 Despite near-record global temperatures, snow came early to North America. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87482&src=nha *** Image from Feb 07, 2016 (Posted on Feb 10, 2016 10:36 AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natur ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Feb 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 41 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Feb 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2492 N14W35 143 0030 Dao 07 04 Beta 2494 S12W57 165 0120 Dao 08 06 Beta 2496 N08E05 1 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 February 2016) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Bandelier National Monument http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87460&src=eoa-iotd * A Band of Fire in Sub-Saharan Africa http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87475&src=eoa-iotd * Elba and the Mediterranean at Night http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87468&src=eoa-iotd * Oxygen Fa ...Continue Reading