Solar Wx: 05/13/13

Tsunami Seismic Information Statement

05/13/2013 10:35 PM EDT

MON MAY 13 2013

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER.

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 159 Status Reports

05/13/2013 07:40 PM EDT

WW 0159 Status Updates

STATUS REPORT ON WW 159 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SW BKE TO 50 NNW MYL TO 35 E PUW.
..PETERS..05/13/13 ATTN...WFO...BOI...MSO...OTX...TFX...PDT...

NASA Announces Summer Learning Opportunities For U.S. Students

05/13/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA has unveiled plans for its 2013 Summer of Innovation project, which challenges middle school students across the United States to share in the excitement of scientific discovery and space exploration through unique, NASA-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) opportunities.

European Space Agency Flickr Update

A spacetime magnifying glass

13-05-2013 10:19 AM CEST

europeanspaceagency posted a photo:

Galaxy cluster Abell S1077, as seen by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys.

The cluster acts as a magnifying glass, its gravity high enough to warp even the fabric of space-time. This effect distorts the path that light from distant galaxies takes when it travels through the cluster, as can be seen here in the bright arcs smeared around the centre of Abell S1077.

Repairing the Station in Orbit

05/13/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy (pictured) and Tom Marshburn (out of frame) completed a spacewalk at 2:14 p.m. EDT May 11, 2013 to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station's far port truss (P6) leaking ammonia coolant. The two NASA astronauts began the 5-hour, 30-minute spacewalk at 8:44 a.m. A leak of ammonia coolant from the area near or at the location of a Pump and Flow Control Subassembly was detected on Thursday, May 9, prompting engineers and flight controllers to begin plans to support the spacewalk. The device contains the mechanical systems that drive the cooling functions for the port truss.

Image Credit: NASA

Open Data: GMES-Daten sind wie Gänse und goldene Eier

Open Data: GMES data such as geese and golden eggs

13-05-2013 04:00 PM CEST

A recent study suggests that data from the planned Sentinel satellite series should be regarded as public sector information. This could create an increased value.

Leak repaired on International Space Station

13-05-2013 03:09 PM CEST

Over the weekend the crew of the International Space Station worked overtime to fix a leaking cooling network outside the orbital outpost. Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn ventured into space on Saturday and replaced a pump unit that was leaking ammonia.

ESA General Director meets Swiss Federal Council

13-05-2013 01:54 PM CEST

On 26 April 2013 received the Swiss Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, the ESA General Director Jean-Jacques Dordain in Aigle, Switzerland. Both parties emphasized the excellent cooperation between Switzerland, represented by the Swiss Office for Outer Space Affairs (SSO), and ESA. The head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF) referred in this context the commitment of his country to continue the partnership in the future. On 20 November 2012, Switzerland was assigned to the Co-Presidency of the ESA Council of Ministers for a period of three years.

Earth from Space

13-05-2013 02:08 PM CEST

Join us Tuesday, 14 May, at 14:00 CEST as ESA's Stephen Coulson joins the show to discuss how banks use satellite data.

Galaxy zoom

13-05-2013 11:30 AM CEST

Space science image of the week: a space-time magnifying glass by the Hubble space telescope.

New software ideas get a step closer to space

10-05-2013 10:21 AM CEST

Project managers at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) are preparing to welcome candidates from across Europe to develop the requirements for the OPS-SAT mission. Software developers responded to a public invitation to put forward ideas for the orbiting laboratory, and several companies may now have their first experience of working in space.

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