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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography spacecraft Are Water Plumes Spraying From Europa? NASA’s Europa Clipper Is on the Case
Finding plumes at Europa is an exciting prospect, but scientists warn it’ll be tricky, even from up close.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography spacecraft NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends a Picture Postcard From Mars
An artistic interpretation of Curiosity’s view high up on a Martian mountain was created by mission team members who were stunned by the sweeping landscape.
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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography spacecraft NASA’s Perseverance Captures Challenging Flight by Mars Helicopter
Recently downlinked imagery of a September flight has allowed the rover imaging team to put together a video of rotorcraft performing to near-perfection.
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography spacecraft One Year From Launch: US-European Satellite to Track World’s Water
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography spacecraft enters the home stretch as an international team prepares this next-generation satellite for launch in 2022.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW
Clouds Twin of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Begins Terrain Tests
OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential driving hazards on the surface of the Red Planet.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW
Clouds NASA’s Eyes on the Earth Puts the World at Your Fingertips
The 3D real-time visualization tool lets users track NASA satellites as well as the vital Earth science data they provide. Recent upgrades make for an even more fascinating experience.
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Monday, November 15, 2021

Day in Review

 

DAY IN REVIEW
Clouds How NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Making Mars Safer for Astronauts
A radiation sensor aboard the spacecraft is providing new data on the health risks humans would face on the surface.
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Thursday, November 11, 2021

WATCH LIVE TONIGHT: Rising Tides: First Year in Space for NASA’s Earth Flagship - Nov 11 at 7:00 p.m. (PT)

 

Von Karman Lecture Series - November 2021
Von Karman Lecture Series - November 2021
Rising Tides: First Year in Space for NASA’s Earth Flagship

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will continue a decades-long effort to measure global ocean height from space, which started in the early 1990s. Tune in to hear what we’ve learned from the newest sea-level monitoring satellite.

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Drive a Mars rover like a NASA scientist

Plus: space origami, upcoming launches, lessons in Mars chemistry & more! 

EDUCATION UPDATES | NOVEMBER 2021

Where would you drive the Mars rover?

Student Project: Map a Mars Rover Driving Route

In this new activity for grades 6-12, students learn how NASA considers engineering constraints and science goals when planning driving routes for the Mars rovers. Then, they create their own driving route using the science data available through NASA's free Mars mapping tool.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Event: World Origami Days

Public Event

Sunday, Oct. 24 through Thursday, Nov. 11

Celebrate World Origami Days With NASA

Event: Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission Launch

Mission Event

Launch window opens Wednesday, Nov. 24

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission Launch

WATCH & LEARN

 
Learning Space: Make a Straw Rocket

Learning Space

Make a Straw Rocket

NEW ON JPL EDU

Educator Guides

Student Project: Studying Rocks on Mars Using Light

Lesson | Grades 9-12 | 30-60 mins

Studying Rocks on Mars Using Light

Lesson Collection: Building With Paper

Lesson Collection

Build and Learn With Paper – Lessons for Educators

 

Student Activities

Student Project: Watch and Measure a Total Lunar Eclipse

Project | Grades 3-12 |

Less than 30 mins

Watch and Measure a Total Lunar Eclipse

Activity Collection: Building With Paper

Activity Collection

Build and Learn With Paper – Activities for Students

SHOW & TELL

 

Have students try the Map a Mars Rover Driving Route activity, then share their driving routes with NASA!

ACROSS THE NASA-VERSE

Roving With Perseverance Tour
NASA Space Place Art Challenge - November 2021
What's Up – Skywatching Tips for November 2021
Lunabotics Junior Contest

NASA STEM Engagement

Lunabotics Junior Contest

 

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