NASA Hosts OSIRIS-REx Sample Lab Media Day in Houston

Friday, 30 June 2023

Ahead of the first asteroid sample collected by the U.S. arriving on Earth in September, media are invited on Monday, July 24, to see NASA’s newly-built OSIRIS-REx Sample Curation Laboratory where the agency will study the sample at its Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Planetary Positions

21.12.2024 at 12:27:38 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	00 Cap 07' 56"
The Moon	14 Vir 43' 13"
Mercury	08 Sag 40' 05"
Venus	16 Aqu 13' 24"
Mars	04 Leo 43' 15" R
Jupiter	14 Gem 26' 37" R
Saturn	13 Pis 48' 33"
Uranus	23 Tau 55' 43" R
Neptune	27 Pis 11' 04"
Pluto	00 Aqu 45' 13"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	-1
Proton Density:	4.04
Proton Speed:	541.1 k/sec
KP Status:	3.00

Type	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23
Active	20%	10%	20%
Minor	5%	5%	5%
Moderate	1%	1%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	3.00	1.67	2.33
03-06UT	2.00	1.33	2.67
06-09UT	3.00	1.33	2.00
09-12UT	2.00	1.33	2.00
12-15UT	1.67	1.33	1.00
15-18UT	1.00	1.67	2.00
18-21UT	1.00	1.33	2.00
21-00UT	2.33	1.67	2.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate levels. The largest event was an M2.5 flare (R1-Minor) at 20/1118 UTC from Region 3928 (S17E49, Dao/beta-gamma). The region also produced a C9.4 flare at 20/1011 UTC. Associated with that event was a Type II radio sweep (est. shock: 726 km/s) and a Tenflare (220 sfu). No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available data.
Solar Wind
A mildly enhanced solar wind environment prevailed throughout the period. Total field strength reached 9 nT and the Bz component ranged between +/-8 nT. Solar wind speeds ranged between 440-540 km/s. The phi angle was predominantly oriented in the negative sector.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at near-background levels.

NASA Hosts OSIRIS-REx Sample Lab Media Day in Houston

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