The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT POPOCATEPETL The towering volcano in Mexico has been erupting since January 2005, with near constant venting from fumaroles, punctuated by steam, gas, and ash emissions. * An Outburst from Popocatépetl (Image from Jan 2, 2021; Posted Jan 6, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147750/an-outburst-fr ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (5 January 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * The Long Decline of Arctic Sea Ice https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147746/the-long-decline-of-arctic-sea-ice/?src=eoa-iotd * The Stability of von Karman's Vortices https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147743/the-stability-of-von-karmans-vortices/?src=eoa-iotd * Reshaping Coastal Louisiana https: ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2021 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com DARK FILAMENTS ERUPT ON THE SUN: Over the weekend, a pair of dark magnetic filaments erupted in the sun's southern hemisphere. The double blast hurled closely-spaced CMEs toward Earth. Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms and Arctic auroras are possible on Jan. 6th when the storm clouds arrive. Visit Spaceweather.com for details and a movie of the eruptions. Instant solar flare alerts: Sign up for Spa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jan 03 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 3 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Jan 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S16W93 347 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2795 S18W68 321 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jan 01 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 1 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Jan 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S16W68 344 0180 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2795 S18W38 316 0030 Bxo 10 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 31, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com A GREEN FLASH ON JUPITER: A photographer in Spain has witnessed a mirage so rare, it's possible no one has ever seen it before. We're talking about a green flash on Jupiter. A movie of the unusual phenomenon, with expert commentary, is featured on today's edition of Spaceweather.com. Instant solar flare alerts: Sign up for Space Weather Alerts and receive a text message when strong solar flares ar ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 31 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 366 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S15W54 347 0170 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2795 S18W25 318 0040 Cro 10 05 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

On behalf of the Earth Observatory Group, I want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! We have several new projects in the works for 2021 as well as continuing our Image of the Day series into our 22nd year and we are very much looking forward to sharing those stories with you. We hope you are all safe and happy. See you in 2021, Kevin Ward, team leader Michael Carlowicz, managing editor Paul Przyborski, programmer Adam Voiland, senior science writer Kathryn Hansen, science writer Joshua Stevens, visualizer Kasha ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 30 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 365 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S17W39 346 0180 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2795 S19W10 317 0130 Cao 10 05 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 29 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 364 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2794 S16W26 346 0180 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 2795 S17E02 318 0120 Dao 09 05 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading