NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Tornado Watch 161

05/15/2013 07:04 PM EDT

WW 161 TORNADO OK TX 152300Z - 160600Z

    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 161  NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 

600 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013    THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS 

ISSUED A 

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 

CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS 

NASA Kepler Mission Update

Kepler Mission Manager Update

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

At our semi-weekly contact on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, we found the Kepler spacecraft once again in safe mode.

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 160 Status Reports

05/15/2013 04:36 PM EDT

WW 0160 Status Updates

    STATUS FOR WATCH 0160 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET  

NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars

NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Scientists using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across.

Tsunami Seismic Information Statement

Tsunami Seismic Information Statement

05/15/2013 04:02 PM EDT

  000  SEUS71 PAAQ 152002  EQIWOC 

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 

NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 

102 PM PDT WED MAY 15 2013 

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

EVALUATION   

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

NASA Ames Research Center News and Features Update

NASA Hosts Kepler Spacecraft Status Teleconference Today

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA will host a news teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, today, May 15, to discuss the status of the agency's Kepler Space Telescope.

Black Hole-Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy

Black Hole-Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power. The image contains X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), optical light obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (gold) and radio waves from the NSF's Very Large Array (pink). 

NASA's Google+ Hangout Connects Space Station, "Star Trek Into Darkness" Crews

NASA's Google+ Hangout Connects Space Station, "Star Trek Into Darkness" Crews

05/14/2013 12:00 AM EDT

The director and some actors in the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality.

NASA Honors Sally Ride with a National Tribute at Kennedy Center

NASA Honors Sally Ride with a National Tribute at Kennedy Center

05/14/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA and Sally Ride Science are inviting the general public and journalists to "Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, A Champion of Science Literacy," an educational tribute to America's first woman in space on Monday, May 20. The special event will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., at 7 p.m. EDT.

Deputy Administrator Tours NASA's Northeast Ohio Facilities, Meets Media Thursday

Deputy Administrator Tours NASA's Northeast Ohio Facilities, Meets Media Thursday

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Media representatives are invited to join NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver as she visits the agency's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Thursday, May 16 and tours facilities advancing future spaceflight missions. The locations include Lewis Field and the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.

Smart farming

Smart farming

14-05-2013 05:43 PM CEST

Technology image of the week: Steer tractors with centimetre-accuracy to improve farming and the environment.

NASA Administrator Visits Houston, Meets Media

NASA Administrator Visits Houston, Meets Media

05/14/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will be at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Thursday, May 16, to discuss the future of human space exploration and the critical role the International Space Station performs in support of those efforts.

European Space Agency YouTube Update

Earth from Space: Special edition

14-05-2013 06:54 PM CEST

	Earth from Space: Special edition   Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, Stephen Coulson, Head of Industry Section at ESA, joins the show to discuss how international banks are using Earth observation data.
	Time: 08:43

ESA's UK Facility

ESA's UK Facility

14-05-2013 05:00 PM CEST

ECSAT, the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications located at the Harwell Oxford campus opens its doors.

Earth from Space

Earth from Space

13-05-2013 05:08 PM CEST

Stephen Coulson, Head of Industry Section at ESA, joins the Earth from Space video programme to discuss how international banks are using Earth observation data.

Thumbs up!

Thumbs up!

14-05-2013 04:47 PM CEST

Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Expedition 36/37 ready for fligh.