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5 Things to Know About a Pair of Small But Mighty Weather Instruments
Launched Tuesday to the space station, the COWVR and TEMPEST two instruments could lead the way to big improvements in gathering key information for weather forecasting.
The Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) is no bigger than a minifridge. The Temporal…
New analysis further links Pegasus spyware to Jamal Khashoggi murder
December 21, 2021
New forensic analysis indicates that representatives of the United Arab Emirates government installed Pegasus spyware on the phone of Hanan Elatr, wife of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, just months before her husband was killed. The analysis was conducted by…
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NASA-JPL’s ‘On a Mission’ Podcast New Season Rolls Out With Mars Rovers
With the first episode available now, Season Four shares the personal stories of the people who’ve helped put NASA’s six-wheeled explorers on the Red Planet.
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft ‘Hears’ Jupiter’s Moon
December 18, 2021
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft ‘Hears’ Jupiter’s Moon
An audio track collected during Jupiter mission’s Ganymede flyby offers a dramatic ride-along. It is one of the highlights mission scientists shared in a briefing at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Sounds from a Ganymede flyby, magnetic fields, and remarkable…
Vergecast: James Webb Space Telescope’s launch next week, cool gadgets launched this week
December 17, 2021
Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. On the final Vergecast of 2021, Nilay and Dieter invite Verge managing…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries
December 16, 2021
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries
The findings by rover scientists highlight the diversity of samples geologists and future scientists associated with the agency’s Mars Sample Return program will have to study.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches a Total of 30 Minutes Aloft
December 16, 2021
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches a Total of 30 Minutes Aloft
With its recent 17th flight, the Red Planet rotorcraft reaches an airborne milestone the team never considered achievable. Its 18th flight is scheduled for no earlier than today.
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Ingenuity sits on a slightly inclined surface with about 6-degree tilt at the center…
NASA Scientists Named AGU 2021 Union Honorees
December 15, 2021
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NASA Scientists Named AGU 2021 Union Honorees
Among the several being recognized by the American Geophysical Union are three from JPL.
Several individuals with NASA affiliations have been named 2021 Union honorees or fellows by…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Have the Coolest Camera in Space
December 15, 2021
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Before the MIRI instrument – one of four scientific instruments aboard the observatory – can operate, it has to be cooled down to almost the coldest temperature matter can reach.
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A group of former SpaceX employees are coming forward about their experience working at the commercial rocket company, claiming that there is a culture of sexual harassment in the workplace and that managers and the human resources department handled complaints poorly.
The individuals are speaking out in light of an essay published by one former employee, Ashley Kosak, who left SpaceX in November.
