var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 7, 2015 * NASA Selects Proposals for Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Journey to Mars and Beyond *  Image Credit: NASA  NASA has selected three proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight (ULW) materials for future aerospace vehicles and structures. The proposals will mature advanced technologies that will ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 7, 2015 * NASA Joins Forces to Put Satellite Eyes on Threat to U.S. Freshwater *  Toxic algal blooms like this one in Lake Erie in 2011 can cause human and animal health risks, fish kills, and degrade drinking water supplies.Image Credit: USGS/NASA Earth Observatory  NASA has joined forces with the U.S. Environmental ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 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 97 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2317 N09W90 317 0030 Cao 03 02 Beta 2318 N09E28 199 0040 Cai 08 10 Beta 2319 S10W22 2 ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 6, 2015 * NASA Hosts Student Rocket Fair, Helps Students Launch High-Power Rockets *  University students prepare their rocket for launch at NASA’s 2012-2013 Student Launch challenge near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama.Image Credit: NASA/MSFC/Fred Deaton More than 30 high school, college and univers ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 6, 2015 * NASA Extends Campaign for Public to Name Features on Pluto *  Artist’s concept of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it passes Pluto and Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, in July 2015.Image Credit: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI/Steve Gribben  The public has until Friday, April 24 to help name new fe ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth 2015: We have a winner! Tournament Earth 2015 has come to an end, and the colorful faults of Xinjiang, China took the #2 seed all the way to the championship, and a repeat for the Art Section. This year's victory is a first for the Landsat satellite and we look forward to more great imagery from this and many other satellites and sensors during the next year. Thank you all for voting! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=nha-ann ------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth 2015: We have a winner! Tournament Earth 2015 has come to an end, and the colorful faults of Xinjiang, China took the #2 seed all the way to the championship, and a repeat for the Art Section. This year's victory is a first for the Landsat satellite and we look forward to more great imagery from this and many other satellites and sensors during the next year. Thank you all for voting! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/?src=nha-ann ------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 6, 2015 * NASA Celebrates Earth Day with #NoPlaceLikeHome Event *  Get involved in highlighting the amazing places and landscapes on our home planet this Earth Day, April 22, by posting photos and videos of your favorite place on Earth.Image Credit: NASA  NASA Celebrates Earth Day with #NoPlaceLikeHome Event This Ea ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-14 2015 April 5 at 7:43 p.m. MDT (2015 April 6 0143 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 30-April 5 No space weather storms were observed this period. Outlook For April 6-12 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are expected on 15-16 Apr, 18-19 Apr, and 25-27 Apr. No R1 or greater radio blackouts are expected during the outlook period. No S1 or great ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 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 96 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2317 N11W85 325 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2318 N10E41 199 0050 Dao 08 09 Beta 2319 S10W06 ...Continue Reading