Listserv readers:             You may well be interested in the attached information about an exciting Interdisciplinary Workshop on Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology to be held in Clemson, SC on September 24-25, 2016.  Thanks,             Steve   Stephen Garber NASA History Program Office Room 5P25 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 http://history.nasa.gov Forward t ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #16-10 2016 March 6 at 10:44 p.m. MST (2016 March 7 0544 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For February 29-March 6 G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storms were observed on 06 March in response to coronal hole effects. No other space weather storms were observed. Outlook For March 7-13 G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms are expected on 07 March due to coronal hole eff ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 07 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 67 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2510 N06E03 122 0020 Cro 04 04 Beta 2512 N11W30 155 0030 Cao 02 07 Beta 2513 N12E23 1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 06 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 66 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2506 S06W88 226 0040 Cso 03 03 Beta 2510 N05E18 120 0030 Cao 04 04 Beta 2512 N11W16 1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 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 65 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2506 S06W76 228 0060 Cso 03 04 Beta 2510 N05E30 122 0030 Cro 04 03 Beta 2512 N11W00 1 ...Continue Reading

March 04, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-023*NASA to Provide Live Coverage, Interviews, and Social Media for March 8 Solar Eclipse* During total solar eclipses — such as this one seen from the northern tip of Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 — the light halo of the sun’s atmosphere, called the corona, can be seen. Not only are such eclipses beautiful, they also provide a unique opportunity for scientists to study the corona. */Credits: NASA/Courtesy of Romeo Durscher /* NASA, in partnership with the Exploratorium Scienc ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 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 64 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2506 S07W60 225 0070 Hsx 08 02 Alpha 2510 N05E43 124 0030 Cro 01 03 Beta 2512 N12E13 ...Continue Reading

March 03, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-019*NASA Extends Media Credentials Deadlines for Commercial Cargo Mission*  Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians install a NanoRack on a Cygnus cargo spacecraft. The Cygnus will be launched to the International Space Station on the upcoming Orbital ATK Commercial Resupply Services-6 mission, delivering hardware and supplies to the orbiting outpost. A NanoRack is a low-cost research platform for ...Continue Reading

March 03, 2016 RELEASE J16-003*Former NASA Astronaut Donald Williams Dies* Former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Donald E. Williams, who served as pilot on his first space shuttle flight and commander on his final, died Feb. 23. He was 74 years old. “Don was a member of the astronaut class of 1978, the first class of astronauts chosen to fly the space shuttle,” said Chris Cassidy, chief of the Astronaut Office. “His two flights launched a probe to Jupiter, saw the first unscheduled spacewalk, and conducted ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 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 63 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2506 S07W48 226 0110 Cso 09 05 Beta 2510 N05E51 127 0030 Cro 10 03 Beta 2511 N05E57 1 ...Continue Reading