:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 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 345 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3912 S06W75 081 0220 Dai 05 05 Beta-Gamma 3916 S15W12 018 0040 ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program *Dec 09, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-044* Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $26.1 million and includ ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Panama, Austria Artemis Accords Signings *Dec 09, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-153* Panama and Austria are expected to sign the Artemis Accords to reach 50 signatories on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The commitments of the Artemis Accords and efforts by the signatories to advance implementation of these principles support the safe and sustainable exploration of space. Credit: NASA Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, Panama and Austria will ...Continue Reading

Dec. 9, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-151* * * *NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from US Students Abroad* * * NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2024. (Credit: NASA) * * Students from U.S. military families based overseas will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions.   On Wednesday, Dec. 11, NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams will respond to question ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-48 2024 December 8 at 6:07 p.m. MST (2024 December 9 0107 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 2-8 An R3 (Strong) radio blackout was observed on 08 Dec. R1 (Minor) events were observed on 04-08 Dec. No other space weather storms were observed. Outlook For December 9-15 R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackouts are likely on 09 Dec. No ot ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 09 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 344 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3910 N16W86 106 0150 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 3912 S06W61 081 0200 Dao ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 08 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 343 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3910 N16W73 106 0150 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 3912 S07W47 080 0220 Dai ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 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 342 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3910 N16W61 107 0140 Hax 03 01 Alpha 3912 S06W30 076 0200 Cao ...Continue Reading

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024 *Dec 06, 2024* *RELEASE 24-144* A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these “gravity assists,” Europa Clipper will achie ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract *Dec 06, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-043* Credit: NASA NASA has selected Nova Space Solutions, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide operations, services, maintenance, and infrastructure support for NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Combined Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract is a cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price, and indef ...Continue Reading