JPL News - Day in Review

DAY IN REVIEW Cassini Sees Sunny Seas on Titan As it soared past Saturn's large moon Titan recently, NASA's Cassini spacecraft caught a glimpse of bright sunlight reflecting off hydrocarbon seas. › Read more

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

EDUCATOR WORKSHOP: Lunar and Meteorite Sample Certification

 

JPL EDUCATION / WORKSHOPS NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center Workshop: Lunar and Meteorite Sample Certification Date: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Target Audience: Teachers for all grades in a classroom setting Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Von Karman Auditorium, Pasadena, Calif. Overview: NASA makes actual lunar samples from the historic Apollo missions available to lend to teachers. You must attend this certification workshop to bring the excitement of real lunar rocks and regolith samples to your students. Call the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center at 818-393-5917 to reserve your spot. This workshop is limited to 45 attendees. This free workshop is offered through the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, which provides formal and informal educators with NASA resources and materials that support STEM learning. For more information, visit the Educator Resource Center page at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=115. A full listing of educator workshops from NASA/JPL can be found on the JPL Education website, at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=387

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

SATURDAY: Teacher Workshop on Robotics!

 

JPL EDUCATION / WORKSHOPS City of Downey Columbia Memorial Space Center Presents: Teacher Workshop: Robotics Date: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., plus Challenger Learning Center Mission Simulation: "Voyage to Mars" from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Target Audience: Pre-service and credentialed teachers for grades 5 and above Location: Columbia Memorial Space Center, Downey, California Overview: Did you know we talk to Mars robots every day? Discover how animals inspire engineers who build robots, see how we use robotics today and look into the future of robotics for space, medicine and more. Reserve your spot by calling (562) 231-1200 or registering via the City of Downey's ActiveNet portal. Pre-registration is required. Participants must bring their teacher or student ID. Lunch is provided. Throughout 2014 and into 2015, the City of Downey Columbia Memorial Space Center is inviting fully credentialed and pre-service teachers to learn and explore by joining its informative and innovative workshops. The workshops are free to pre-service and fully credentialed teachers and are taught by instructors from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Texas Instruments as well as science consultants. Visit the Columbia Memorial Space Center's monthly calendar for a full listing of upcoming teacher workshops. For a listing of educator workshops from NASA/JPL, visit the JPL Education website, at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=387

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

JPL News - Day in Review

DAY IN REVIEW NASA's ECOSTRESS Will Monitor Plant Health NASA is developing a new instrument that can detect heat and water stress in plants. › Read more

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

JPL News - Day In Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW NASA Hosts First Agency-wide Social Media Event for Orion's First Flight Test NASA invites social media followers to apply for credentials to get a preview of the Orion spacecraft's first flight test during NASA Social events Dec. 3 involving each of its 10 centers. Read more NASA Finds Methane Ice Cloud in Titan's Stratosphere NASA scientists have identified an unexpected ice cloud on Saturn's moon Titan that is similar to exotic clouds found far above Earth's poles. Read more

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

JPL News - Day in Review

DAY IN REVIEW Galactic Wheel of Life Shines in Infrared It might look like a spoked wheel or even a "Chakram" weapon wielded by warriors like "Xena," from the fictional TV show, but this ringed galaxy is actually a vast place of stellar life. › Read more

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

All Three NASA Mars Orbiters Healthy After Comet Flyby

LATEST NEWS All Three NASA Mars Orbiters Healthy After Comet Flyby All three NASA orbiters around Mars confirmed their healthy status Sunday after each took shelter behind Mars during a period of risk from dust released by a passing comet. Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter all are part of a campaign to study comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring and possible effects on the Martian atmosphere from gases and dust released by the comet. The comet sped past Mars today much closer than any other know comet flyby of a planet. Read mission status reports from each of the three orbiters at: › Mars Odyssey mission status report › Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission status report › MAVEN mission status report

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

Attend Earth Mission Pre-Launch Educator Conference

 

JPL EDUCATION - WORKSHOPS 'Soil Moisture Active Passive' Mission Pre-Launch Educator Conference Date: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Target Audience: Elementary, middle and high school science educators (but all are welcome) Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., Von Karman Auditorium Overview: Come learn from the experts how NASA plans to monitor soil moisture and freeze/thaw cycles from space using its Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft scheduled to launch in January. Learn about the engineering used in designing this amazing spacecraft as well as the science it is designed to accomplish. Return to your classroom with an understanding of the big picture of how we explore Earth from space and how that information impacts our lives. Please call the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center at 818-393-5917 to reserve your spot. The deadline to register is October 24, 2015. There is no registration fee for this event. Please plan to bring or buy a lunch -- food and beverages will not be provided. We will take a one-hour lunch break. This free workshop is offered through the NASA/JPL Education Office. A full listing of educator workshops from NASA/JPL can be found on the JPL Education website, at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=387

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

JPL News - Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW NASA's RapidScat Keeps a Watchful Eye on Ocean Storms NASA's RapidScat gives forecasters a new eye on winds far out to sea and will help researchers understand why a breeze over the ocean sometimes builds into a hurricane. Read more Slow-Growing Galaxies Offer Window to Early Universe What makes one rose bush blossom with flowers, while another remains barren? Astronomers ask a similar question of galaxies. Read more NASA Soil Moisture Mapper Arrives at Launch Site A NASA spacecraft designed to track Earth's water in one of its most important, but least recognized, forms -- soil moisture -- has arrived at its California launch site. Read more

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

Mars Orbiter’s First Look at Martian Atmosphere

LATEST NEWS NASA Mission Provides Its First Look at Martian Upper Atmosphere NASA's MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars sees a solar-particle storm, gets ultraviolet images of tenuous oxygen, hydrogen and carbon coronas, and yields a map of variable ozone. › Read full story

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

NASA Shares Early Results From MAVEN Mars Orbiter

LATEST NEWS NASA Shares Early Results From MAVEN Mars Orbiter NASA will host a news teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Tuesday, Oct. 14, to announce early science results from its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. › Read full story

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

JPL News - Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW NASA Prepares its Science Fleet for Oct. 19 Mars Comet Encounter NASA's extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, Oct. 19. Read more Tiny U.S. Region Is Methane 'Hot Spot,' NASA Finds One small "hot spot" in the U.S. Southwest is responsible for producing the largest concentration of the greenhouse gas methane seen over the United States. Read more

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

NASA's NuSTAR Telescope Discovers Shockingly Bright Dead Star

LATEST NEWS NASA's NuSTAR Telescope Discovers Shockingly Bright Dead Star Astronomers have found a pulsating, dead star beaming with the energy of about 10 million suns. This is the brightest pulsar - a dense stellar remnant left over from a supernova explosion - ever recorded. The discovery was made with NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. › Read full story

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

Upcoming Educator Workshop: Chemistry and Climate Change

 

JPL EDUCATION / WORKSHOPS City of Downey Columbia Memorial Space Center Presents: Chemistry and Climate Change Teacher Workshop Date: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., plus Challenger Learning Center Mission Simulation: "Voyage to Mars" from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.   Target Audience: Pre-Service and credentialed teachers for grades 5 and above   Location: Columbia Memorial Space Center, Downey, California   Overview: Pre-service and credentialed teachers will get an overview of what we know about climate change and how we know it. Enjoy some simple chemistry, videos, games and student inventions. This is a great, standards-based way to teach and inspire students to think about our impact on the environment, economics and social change.   Reserve your spot by calling (562) 231-1200 or registering via the City of Downey's ActiveNet portal. Preregistration is required. Participants must bring their teacher or student ID. Lunch is provided.   Throughout 2014 and into 2015, the City of Downey Columbia Memorial Space Center is inviting fully credentialed and pre-service teachers to learn and explore by joining its informative and innovative workshops. The workshops are free to pre-service and fully credentialed teachers and are taught by instructors from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Texas Instruments as well as science consultants.   Visit the Columbia Memorial Space Center's monthly calendar for a full listing of upcoming teacher workshops.   For a listing of educator workshops from NASA/JPL, visit the JPL Education website, at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=387

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription

JPL News - Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW Send Your Name on NASA's Mars Journey, Start with Orion NASA is inviting people to send their names on a microchip to destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars. Read more Metal Made Like Plastic May Have Big Impact Material scientists at JPL are working on new, innovative methods of creating materials that can be used for mechanisms that rely on motion. Read more NASA's New Winds Mission Installed, Gathers First Data NASA's newest Earth observing mission, ISS-RapidScat, is collecting its first science data on ocean wind speeds and direction following its successful installation on the International Space Station. Read more

 

This message was sent to chantybanty1.chanti@blogger.com from: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jplnewsroom@jpl.nasa.gov, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4800 Oak Grove Dr | Pasadena, CA 91109

Manage Your Subscription