January 29, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-009*NASA Television to Air Russian Spacewalk * Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in this close-up view during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment pac ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Jan 29 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 29 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Jan 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2488 N04W55 321 0220 Dao 08 15 Beta-Gamma 2489 N09E14 252 0300 Dko 10 15 Beta 2490 S18E ...Continue Reading

  January 28, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-008*NASA to Announce Science, Technology Missions for First Flight of Space Launch System* NASA Television will air the announcement of the selection of a fleet of small satellites to launch on the inaugural flight of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS). The event, which is at 11 a.m. EST (10 a.m. CST) Tuesday, Feb. 2, from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will announce the CubeSats that will fly as secondary ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Jan 28 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 28 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jan 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2487 S12W63 342 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha 2488 N03W41 320 0220 Dao 08 14 Beta 2489 N10E27 ...Continue Reading

  January 27, 2016 RELEASE 16-010*UPDATE: NASA Remembers Its Fallen Heroes, 30th Anniversary of Challenger Accident* NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife Alexis lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* Arlington National Cemetery Wreath L ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- 2016 WINTER WEATHER IN ASIA Starting in January 2016, areas across Asia saw plenty of snowfall and frigid temperatures. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87402&src=nha *** Image from Jan 25, 2016 (Posted on Jan 26, 2016 3:29 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natur ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Jan 27 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 27 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Jan 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2487 S12W48 340 0010 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2488 N02W28 320 0230 Dao 07 10 Beta 2489 N10E39 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (26 January 2016) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * All Stirred Up in the Arabian Sea http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87356&src=eoa-iotd * A Snow Blanket for the East Coast http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87395&src=eoa-iotd * Canada Panorama http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87369&src=eoa-iotd * A Blizzard by Moonlight htt ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- JANUARY 2016 BLIZZARD The East Coast of the United States was hit by a potent winter storm system that dumped several feet of snow across wide swaths of the region. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87395&src=nha *** Image from Jan 24, 2016 (Posted on Jan 25, 2016 4:02 PM) ------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2323 Issue Time: 2016 Jan 26 0930 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2322 Begin Time: 2016 Jan 22 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1141 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