: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

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

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3754 Issue Time: 2026 Oct 16 1419 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000pfu Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 16 1345 UTC Station: GOES-19 Comment: Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SW ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 16 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 289 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4548 S13W93 189 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 4551 S15W06 102 0620 Eki 12 32 Beta-Gamma-Delta 4553 N06E06 ...Continue Reading

Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest   October 15, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and eastern Amazon.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 15 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 288 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4548 S13W79 189 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 4551 S15E07 103 0500 Eki 13 23 Beta-Gamma-Delta 4553 N06E20 ...Continue Reading

Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast   October 14, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Oct 14 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 287 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Oct 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4548 S13W66 189 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 4549 N09W95 218 0180 Dao 10 08 Beta 4551 S15E21 ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   October 13, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive An Impact Structure With Legs If the thought of extraterrestrial objects crashing into Earth weren’t creepy enough, behold Australia’s Spider Crater. Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began. ...Continue Reading