Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2199 Issue Time: 2015 Jun 24 0945 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Jun 24 0935 UTC Station: GOES-13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales 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 subscription or upd ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jun 24 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 175 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jun 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2367 S20W92 007 0120 Eac 12 07 Beta 2371 N12W28 303 0950 Fkc 17 34 Beta-Gamma-Delta IA ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (23 June 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Changing Views of Fine Particulate Pollution http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86075&src=eoa-iotd * Fire and Smoke in San Bernardino National Forest http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86092&src=eoa-iotd * Panorama of the Pacific Northwest http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86041&sr ...Continue Reading

  June 23, 2015 RELEASE 15-137*NASA’s Chandra Captures X-Ray Echoes Pinpointing Distant Neutron Star * A light echo in X-rays detected by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided a rare opportunity to precisely measure the distance to an object on the other side of the Milky Way galaxy. The rings exceed the field-of-view of Chandra’s detectors, resulting in a partial image of X-ray data. */Credits: NASA/CXC/U. Wisconsin/S. Heinz/* Astronomers using NASAâ ...Continue Reading

  June 23, 2015 RELEASE 15-136*NASA, Partners Test Unmanned Aircraft Systems * NASA's Ikhana is being used to test a system that will allow uncrewed aircraft to fly routine operations within the National Airspace System. */Credits: NASA/* NASA, working with government and industry partners, is testing a system that would make it possible for unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in United States airspace. Through the agency’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the Nat ...Continue Reading

Folks:             There is a vacancy announcement for an historian at the National Science Foundation advertised at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/406561200 online. FYI,             Steve   Stephen Garber NASA History Program Office Room 5P25 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 http://history.nasa.gov Forward this Message to a Friend » Subscription Reminder: You' ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jun 23 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 174 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Jun 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2367 S19W77 006 0240 Eac 11 09 Beta-Gamma 2371 N13W13 302 1070 Fkc 17 34 Beta-Gamma-Del ...Continue Reading

  June 22, 2015 RELEASE 15-135*NASA Signs Agreement with Space Florida to Operate Historic Landing Facility* This aerial photo of the runway at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility looks north. Longer and wider than most commercial runways, it is 15,000 feet long, with 1,000-foot paved overruns on each end, and 300 feet wide, with 50-foot asphalt shoulders. The runway is used by military and civilian cargo carriers, astronauts’ T-38 trainers, Shuttle Training Aircraft and helicopters, as ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- LAKE FIRE, CALIFORNIA A wildfire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest spread rapidly due to hot temperatures and dry winds. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86083&src=nha *** Image from Jun 18, 2015 (Posted on Jun 19, 2015 9:11 AM) SOCKEYE FIRE IN ALASKA Dry and windy conditions fanned the flames of ...Continue Reading

  June 22, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-096*Media Invited to Tour Journey to Mars Exhibits with Senior NASA Leaders* Senior NASA officials will help showcase the agency’s work on the Journey to Mars during a Mars Day on the Hill event Thursday, June 25, in the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer in Washington. NASA Associate Administrators Bill Gerstenmaier, John Grunsfeld and Steve Jurczyk will be joined by astronauts Reid Wiseman and Barry “Butch” Wilmore for a 3:30 ...Continue Reading