August 11, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-123*NASA TV Airs Test of Space Launch System Engine* During a 535-second test, operators ran the RS-25 through a series of power levels, including a period of firing at 109 percent of the engine’s rated power. Data collected on performance of the engine at the various power levels will aid in adapting the former space shuttle engines to the new SLS vehicle mission requirements, including development of an all-new engine controller and software. */Credits: NASA/Stennis /* N ...Continue Reading

August 11, 2015 RELEASE 15-165*Oxymoronic Black Hole Provides Clues to Growth* A Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of RGG 118, a galaxy containing the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected. The inset is a Chandra image showing hot gas around the black hole. */Credits: NASA/CXC/Univ of Michigan/V.F.Baldassare, et al; Optical: SDSS /* Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope in Chile have identified the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected in the cent ...Continue Reading

August 11, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-121*Space Station Cargo Ship Departure to Air on NASA TV* The Russian Progress 58 cargo craft delivered several tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station on Feb. 17, 2015 and is set to undock and burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere on re-entry Aug. 14, 2015. */Credits: NASA/* NASA Television will broadcast live the departure of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, Aug. 14. ISS Progress 58 arrived ...Continue Reading

August 11, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-122*NASA TV to Host Perseid Meteor Shower Program * Astronomer Fred Bruenjes recorded a series of many 30 second long exposures spanning about six hours on the night of Aug. 11 and early morning of Aug. 12, 2004 using a wide angle lens. Combining those frames which captured meteor flashes, he produced this dramatic view of the Perseids of summer. There are 51 Perseid meteors in the composite image, including one seen nearly head-on. */Credits: Fred Bruenjes /* Thanks to a ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2226 Issue Time: 2015 Aug 11 1211 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2225 Begin Time: 2015 Aug 09 1340 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1559 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Aug 11 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 223 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2394 N12W77 077 0040 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2396 S18W38 038 0740 Ekc 14 35 Beta 2398 N16E19 ...Continue Reading

August 10, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-120*NASA Astronauts Speak with Challenger Center Conference from Space Station * Students, members of the public and attendees at the Challenger Center’s International Conference will speak with Expedition 44 crew members aboard the International Space Station at 9 a.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 13. The 20-minute Earth-to-space call will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website. Media interested in covering the event must contact Lisa Vernal at 412- 337-3880 or ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA In summer 2015, fires charred tens of thousands of acres in California. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86366&src=nha *** Image from Aug 05, 2015 (Posted on Aug 06, 2015 12:35 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86348&src=nha *** Image from Aug 03, 2015 (Pos ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER SOUTHERN EGYPT Winds blew a wall of dust over Sudan toward southern Egypt. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86385&src=nha *** Image from Aug 06, 2015 (Posted on Aug 07, 2015 3:59 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a servi ...Continue Reading

August 10, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-119*NASA Invites Education Reporters to Get #spacED at Johnson* NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston is inviting education-focused media to attend a two-day #spacED event on Sept. 15 and 16. The event will highlight the International Space Station and the one-year mission with astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. As students and educators get into the flow of the 2015-2016 school year, Kelly and Kornienko will be coming up on the halfway point of their year ...Continue Reading