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

02.11.2024 at 20:21:59 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	10 Sco 54' 25"
The Moon	25 Sco 27' 18"
Mercury	00 Sag 03' 44"
Venus	19 Sag 19' 29"
Mars	29 Can 32' 28"
Jupiter	20 Gem 20' 29" R
Saturn	12 Pis 50' 04" R
Uranus	25 Tau 49' 38" R
Neptune	27 Pis 28' 01" R
Pluto	29 Cap 45' 21"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	-4
Proton Density:	0.93
Proton Speed:	462.3 k/sec
KP Status:	2.67

Type	Nov 2	Nov 3	Nov 4
Active	25%	35%	35%
Minor	5%	25%	20%
Moderate	1%	5%	5%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.33	2.67	3.67
03-06UT	1.33	3.00	2.67
06-09UT	1.00	2.67	2.67
09-12UT	1.00	2.67	2.00
12-15UT	2.33	2.33	1.67
15-18UT	2.33	2.67	1.67
18-21UT	2.67	3.67	1.67
21-00UT	2.67	3.67	2.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was moderate this period with four R1 (Minor) events observed. Growth was noted in Regions 3871 (S09W76, Dai/beta-gamma) and 3881 (S09E14, Dai/beta), while the remaining regions were mostly stable. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available data.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were enhanced late in the period with sustained negative Bz. Total field strength ranged 6-12 nT and the Bz component varied +8/-12 nT. Solar wind speeds ranged from 400-500 km/s.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at elevated levels but remained below the S-scale event threshold. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal and moderate levels. .Forecast... There is a chance for the greater than 10 MeV proton flux to reach S1 (Minor) levels over 02-04 Nov. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux is expected to be at normal to moderate levels through 04 Nov.

NASA Hosts OSIRIS-REx Sample Lab Media Day in Houston

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