Solar Wx: 06/05/13

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 279 Status Reports

06/05/2013 04:31 PM EDT

WW 0279 Status Updates

    STATUS REPORT ON WW 279

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

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STATUS REPORT FOR WS 279

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

ARC003-017-052140-    AR   .

ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ASHLEY               CHICOT

LAC035-041-065-067-083-107-123-052140-    LA   .

LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

EAST CARROLL         FRANKLIN            MADISON

MOREHOUSE            RICHLAND            TENSAS

WEST CARROLL

MSC007-011-015-019-021-025-043-049-051-053-055-069-079-083-087-

089-097-099-103-105-121-123-125-133-149-151-155-159-163-  052140-

MS   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATTALA               BOLIVAR             CARROLL

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 280 Status Reports

06/05/2013 03:51 PM EDT

WW 0280 Status Updates

    STATUS FOR WATCH 0280 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET

NASA's Spitzer Sees Milky Way's Blooming Countryside

06/05/2013 12:00 AM EDT

New views from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show blooming stars in our Milky Way galaxy's more barren territories, far from its crowded core.

NASA NASA Podcasts Update

What's Up for June 2013?

06/03/2013 12:00 PM EDT

This month, view a planetary trio at sunset, and catch a view of Asteroid 1998QE2 plus the five brightest asteroids.

European Space Agency Flickr Update

ATV Albert Einstein ready for launch

05-06-2013 01:32 AM CEST

Ariane 5 flight VA213 on the launch pad, on 4 June, 2013, in Kourou, French Guiana.

ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, is ready for launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station on 5 June, 2013, from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Liftoff is set for 23:52 CEST (21:52 GMT), and one hour and four minutes later the vessel will separate from the launcher to begin ten days of health checks and orbital manoeuvres, bringing it to an automated docking with the International Space Station on 15 June, 2013.

For more images, please click here.

Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2013

European Space Agency YouTube Update

Mars Express Full Orbit Video 2.0

05-06-2013 07:24 PM CEST

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Mars Express: a new and enhanced Full Orbit Video generated by multiple images acquired by the VMC camera - the Mars Webcam - on board ESA's Mars Express This version is a special 'MEX birthday preview'.

We'll post a somewhat extended version late next week, to coincide with the next expected VMC image set arriving from Mars (for news, follow the VMC blog http://blogs.esa.int/vmc)

Thanks to the Mars Express Science operations teams for generating a fabulous, unique-in-our-Solar-System view of the Red planet. And happy Birthday, Mars Express!

Infrared Light Reveals Tornado's Path

06/05/2013 12:00 AM EDT

On May 20, 2013, central Oklahoma was devastated by a EF-5 tornado, the most severe on the enhanced Fujita scale.
The Newcastle-Moore tornado killed at least 24 people, injured 377, and affected nearly 33,000 in some way.

Early estimates suggest that more then $2 billion in damage was done to public and private property; at least 13,000 structures were destroyed or damaged.
It was the deadliest tornado in the United States since an EF-5 event killed 158 people in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011.

On June 2, 2013, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite observed the scar of that tornado on the Oklahoma landscape.
In this false-color image, infrared, red, and green wavelengths of light have been combined to better distinguish between water, vegetation, bare ground, and human developments. Water is blue. Buildings and paved surfaces are blue-gray. Vegetation is red.

The tornado track appears as a beige stripe running west to east across this image; the color reveals the lack of vegetation in the wake of the storm. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado was on the ground for 39 minutes, ripping across 17 miles (27 kilometers) from 4.4 miles west of Newcastle to 4.8 miles east of Moore, Oklahoma. At its peak, the funnel cloud was 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers) wide and wind speeds reached 210 miles (340 km) per hour.

Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

NASA Exercises Contract Option on Engineering Support Contract

06/03/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., has exercised the second option of its Technology, Engineering, and Aerospace Mission Support (TEAMS) 2 contract with Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc. (AMA), also of Hampton, to continue providing engineering support to the center.

NASA Prepares for Launch of Next Solar Satellite

06/04/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA's next scientific satellite, which is scheduled for launch June 26, will provide the most detailed look ever at the sun's lower atmosphere or interface region.

NASA Awards Aircraft Operations Support Contract

06/04/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA has selected L-3 Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss., to support the operations of all aircraft assigned to the agency's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in nearby Palmdale, Calif.

NASA to Host June 5 Teleconference on Curiosity Mars Rover

06/03/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT), Wednesday, June 5, to provide an update about the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission and activities of the Curiosity rover.

NASA Partners With the LEGO Group for Design and Build Contest

06/05/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA and the LEGO Group are partnering to inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers by offering a new design competition. The competition will spur students of all ages to use the toy bricks in building models of future airplanes and spacecraft.

NASA Announces Major Airborne Pollution/Climate Study June 6

06/04/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 6, to announce a new airborne science campaign over the southern United States.

The campaign will investigate how air pollution and natural emissions affect climate and the atmosphere.

NASA's Swift Produces Best Ultraviolet Maps of the Nearest Galaxies

06/03/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Astronomers at NASA and Pennsylvania State University have used NASA's Swift satellite to create the most detailed ultraviolet light surveys ever of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the two closest major galaxies.

NASA's Hubble Maps 3-D Structure of Ejected Material Around Erupting Star

06/04/2013 12:00 AM EDT

A flash of light from a stellar outburst has provided a rare look at the 3-D structure of material ejected by an erupting nova.

Astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to observe the light emitted by the close double-star system T Pyxidis, or T Pyx, a recurring nova, during its latest outburst in April 2011.

Boxing clever

05-06-2013 09:55 AM CEST

Technology image of the week: a new 3D-printed toolbox flying to the ISS on ESA's latest ATV.

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

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 278 Status Reports

06/05/2013 04:59 AM EDT

WW 0278 Status Updates

    STATUS REPORT ON WW 278

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE

FROM 20 NW GAG TO  35 S AVK TO 30 SW END TO 30 SE

END TO 10 SW PNC TO 30 NNW PNC TO  15 SSE HUT

TO 15 ENE SLN.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0963

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STATUS REPORT FOR WS 278

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

KSC015-017-035-041-061-079-115-127-173-191-051040-

KS   .    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BUTLER               CHASE               COWLEY

DICKINSON            GEARY               HARVEY

MARION               MORRIS              SEDGWICK

SUMNER

OKC011-017-039-043-045-071-073-081-083-103-109-113-

117-119-129-  153-051040-

OK   .    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BLAINE               CANADIAN            CUSTER

DEWEY                ELLIS               KAY

KINGFISHER           LINCOLN             LOGAN

NOBLE                OKLAHOMA            OSAGE

PAWNEE               PAYNE               ROGER MILLS

Microjobbing by satnav smartphone

05-06-2013 05:00 PM CEST

A novel smartphone app, already being used to monitor hundreds of railway stations in Germany, can earn you money as you go about your normal day.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013