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Archive: November 2018 (2 Posts)

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The Parker Solar Probe, Mission to “Touch the Sun”: December 6 NASA Lecture with Dr. Alex Young

Posted by: Angel Vu

This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. One of NASA’s most exciting missions, the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) launched from Cape Canaveral on August 12, 2018. The mission’s findings will help researchers improve forecasts of space weather events, which have the potential to damage satellites, …

Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, ST&B Division

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The ICESat Man Cometh: Lecture November 8 with NASA’s Tom Neumann

Posted by: Angel Vu

This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. On November 8 the Library will welcome cryospheric scientist Tom Neumann, who will speak on “GRACE-FO and ICESat-2:  NASA’s Leadership in Monitoring the Polar Regions from Space.”  Dr. Neumann is deputy project scientist on ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud, and …

Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, ST&B Division