JPL News - Day in Review

DAY IN REVIEW Second Time Through, Mars Rover Examines Chosen Rocks NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has returned to the bottom of a three-story-slope to conduct close-up examinations of targets identified by an initial scouting climb. › 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 Geologic Maps of Vesta from NASA's Dawn Mission Published Images from NASA's Dawn Mission have been used to create a series of high-resolution geological maps of the large asteroid Vesta, revealing the variety of surface features in unprecedented detail. › 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 New Map Shows Frequency of Small Asteroid Impacts A new map from NASA's Near Earth Object Program reveals that small asteroids frequently enter and disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere with random distribution around the globe. › 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 Rosetta's Comet Lander Landed Three Times The Rosetta mission's Philae comet lander bounced off the surface twice before coming to rest on the surface. Many of its science instruments have already sent back data. Read more NASA: Alaska Shows No Signs of Rising Arctic Methane Despite recent Arctic warming, a NASA analysis finds that Alaskan soils are not releasing methane at high rates. Changes in this region have not yet affected global methane. 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 Rosetta's 'Philae' Makes Historic First Landing on a Comet After a daring seven-hour descent from its mother ship, the European Space Agency's Philae lander achieves a space exploration milestone: the first-ever landing on a comet. › 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 European Spacecraft Set to Harpoon a Comet Tomorrow European Space Agency's Rosetta mission will attempt to land on a comet tomorrow, Nov. 12. Read more Jupiter's Red Spot is Likely a Sunburn, Not a Blush The ruddy color of Jupiter's Great Red Spot is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet's upper atmosphere, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's Cassini mission. 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's New Wind Watcher Ready for Weather Forecasters In an early holiday gift to the world's weather and marine forecasting agencies, ocean-winds data from NASA's newest Earth-observing mission are being released two months ahead of schedule. Read more Follow the Dust to Find Planets By studying dust structures around other stars, astronomers are learning where planets are hiding. Read more Cassini Sails into New Ocean Adventures on Titan NASA's Cassini mission continues its adventures in extraterrestrial oceanography with new findings about the hydrocarbon seas on Saturn's moon Titan. 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 Rolls Out Enhanced, Mobile-Friendly Climate Site NASA has relaunched its Webby Award-winning website, Global Climate Change, with enhanced interactive features that play on any mobile device, state-of-the-art visuals, and new sections on climate change solutions and the people behind the science. Read more Rosetta Races Toward Comet Touchdown After sailing through space for more than 10 years, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is now less than a week shy of landing a robotic probe on a comet. Read more NASA Rocket Experiment: Universe is Brighter Than We Thought A NASA sounding rocket experiment has detected a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between galaxies, a diffuse cosmic glow as bright as all known galaxies combined. 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 Telecon to Discuss Mars Comet Flyby Science A NASA media telecon on Friday, Nov. 7, will provide initial science observations of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring's close flyby of Mars and the impact on the Martian atmosphere. › 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

REGISTER TODAY: Nov. 8 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