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  • Sol 4370-4371: All About the Polygons
    on 23rd November 2024 at 9:07 am

    Earth planning date: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 We planned two very full sols today! The sol 4369 drive completed successfully, and the rover was in a stable enough position that we could unstow the arm — something we don’t take for granted in the exceedingly rocky terrain of the sulfate unit! Today the team decided

  • Dr. Misty Davies – American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2024 Fellow
    by Osvaldo R. Sosa Valle on 22nd November 2024 at 11:17 pm

    In May 2024, Dr. Misty Davies joined the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Class of 2024 Fellows at a ceremony in Washington, DC.  The AIAA website states that, “AIAA confers Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics.”  The first AIAA

  • SARP East 2024 Ocean Remote Sensing Group
    by Milan Loiacono on 22nd November 2024 at 10:33 pm

    Faculty Advisors: Dr. Tom Bell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. Kelsey Bisson, NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate Graduate Mentor: Kelby Kramer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kelby Kramer, Graduate Mentor Lucas DiSilvestro Shallow Water Benthic Cover Type Classification using Hyperspectral Imagery in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Lucas DiSilvestro, Dartmouth College Quantifying the changing structure and extent

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  • Icelandic Cyclones
    on 22nd November 2024 at 9:20 pm

    A cyclone is a low-pressure area of winds that spiral inwards. Although tropical storms most often come to mind, these spiraling storms can also form at mid- and high latitudes. Two such cyclones formed in tandem south of Iceland in November 2006.

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  • Preguntas frecuentes: La verdadera historia del cuidado de la salud de los astronautas en el espacio
    by Abby Graf on 21st November 2024 at 8:12 pm

    Read this story in English here. La Estación Espacial Internacional es el hogar de la humanidad en el espacio y una estación de investigación que gira en órbita sobre la Tierra a unos 400 kilómetros (250 millas) de altura. La NASA y sus socios internacionales han mantenido una presencia humana continua a bordo de la

  • FAQ: The Real Story About Astronaut Health Care in Space
    by Abby Graf on 21st November 2024 at 8:10 pm

    Lee esta historia en español aquí. The International Space Station is humanity’s home in space and a research station orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth. NASA and its international partners have maintained a continuous human presence aboard the space station for more than 24 years, conducting research that is not possible on Earth. The

  • STS-129 Crew Aboard the Space Station
    by Monika Luabeya on 20th November 2024 at 9:07 pm

    The STS-129 crew members pose for a portrait following a joint news conference with the Expedition 21 crew members on Nov. 24, 2009. Astronauts Charles O. Hobaugh, Mike Foreman, Leland Melvin, Robert L. Satcher Jr., Randy Bresnik, Butch Wilmore, and Nicole Stott launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2009, aboard

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  • This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 22 – December 1
    by Alan MacRobert on 22nd November 2024 at 9:34 am

    Last call for Mercury! On the opposite side of the sky, Jupiter and Mars climb up ever earlier. And the waning crescent Moon occults Spica for eastern and central North America. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 22 – December 1 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

  • This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 15 – 24
    by Alan MacRobert on 15th November 2024 at 10:19 am

    Venus and Mercury continue as a duo in the western twilight this week. The Moon visits Jupiter, then Mars. Saturn shines lonely below the Great Square. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 15 – 24 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.