December 21, 2015 *NASA Reaches New Heights in 2015* */Credits: NASA/* RELEASE: 15-232 In 2015, NASA explored the expanse of our solar system and beyond, and the complex processes of our home planet, while also advancing the technologies for our journey to Mars, and new aviation systems as the agency reached new milestones aboard the International Space Station. “It was a fantastic year that brought us even closer to Mars,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. “Our space program welcomed advances from comm ...Continue Reading

December 21, 2015 *NASA Reaches New Heights in 2015* */Credits: NASA/* RELEASE: 15-232 In 2015, NASA explored the expanse of our solar system and beyond, and the complex processes of our home planet, while also advancing the technologies for our journey to Mars, and new aviation systems as the agency reached new milestones aboard the International Space Station. “It was a fantastic year that brought us even closer to Mars,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. “Our space program welcomed advances from comm ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON MELOR SOAKS THE PHILIPPINES Typhoon Melor Soaks The Philippines * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87162&src=nha *** Image from Dec 14, 2015 (Posted on Dec 14, 2015 2:57 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observat ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2291 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 21 1530 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Dec 21 1515 UTC Station: GOES-13 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscr ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-51 2015 December 20 at 9:30 p.m. MST (2015 December 21 0430 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 14-20 G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 20 December. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 14, 15, and 20 December. No Radio Blackouts were observed during the summary period. No Solar Radiation storms were observed during ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 21 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 355 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S14W67 126 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2470 N15W21 080 0430 Eho 13 12 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 20 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 354 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S15W54 126 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2469 N19W28 100 0000 Axx 21 01 Alpha 2470 N14W08 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2290 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 19 1725 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Dec 19 1615 UTC Station: GOES13 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 19 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 353 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S16W41 127 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2469 N19W15 101 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha 2470 N15E06 ...Continue Reading

December 18, 2015 RELEASE 15-240*NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission to International Space Station* This artist's concept shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, currently under development for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, docking to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* NASA took an important step Friday to establish regular crew missions that will launch from the United States to the International Space Station with the order of its second post-certification mission from Boeing Spa ...Continue Reading