:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 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 294 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4551 S15W72 103 0340 Eko 13 04 Beta-Gamma 4557 N06W41 072 0150 Dsi 09 17 Beta-Gamma 4560 N13W14 ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   October 20, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle Human activities have become intertwined with how water is distributed across the continents. A new study brings their effects into sharper focus. Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains Fall color covers the forested slopes of Bieszczady National Par ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 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 293 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4551 S15W59 103 0350 Eko 12 12 Beta-Gamma 4557 N06W28 072 0120 Dai 08 20 Beta 4560 N14W01 045 0 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #26-40 2026 October 18 at 7:43 p.m. MDT (2026 October 19 0143 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 12-18 -An R1 (Minor) event was observed at 16/1542 UTC. -No additional space weather storms were observed. Outlook For October 19-25 -Periods of G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming are likely on 19-20 Oct. Data used to provide space weather services a ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 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 292 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4551 S16W46 103 0350 Eki 12 12 Beta-Gamma 4557 N06W13 070 0140 Eai 11 22 Beta 4559 S19W37 094 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 18 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 291 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4551 S15W32 102 0510 Eki 15 27 Beta-Gamma 4555 S07W84 154 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 4557 N17E01 069 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 17 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 290 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4551 S14W19 102 0600 Eki 13 34 Beta-Gamma 4555 S08W70 153 0020 Cro 05 02 Beta 4557 N07E16 067 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-089 OCT. 16, 2026 NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director Photo of Stephen Cash NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, returns to lead the center where he began his career more ...Continue Reading

Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast   October 16, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth &nbs ...Continue Reading

Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast; Fires Arrive in the Amazon   October 16, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back. Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics b ...Continue Reading