From gabe at educatemotivate.com Mon Jan 9 21:18:32 2023 From: gabe at educatemotivate.com (Gabe) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 22:18:32 -0500 Subject: [Spacetalk] https://www.nasa.gov/index.html Message-ID: Hi all? HAPPY NEW YEAR?I hope everyone had a wonderful time?I was on the beach, enjoying the warm weather, fireworks, and happy to be home for the Holidays?.it has been an amazing year with full travel, no concern over Covid?it really seems covid is no longer a factor in planning travel as most countries have lifted all requirements?my luggage arrived 4 days after I got home?I really thought, it?s Norway?I never had any doubts?looking back on last year, what an adventure?it never ceases to amaze me that the time spent with the kids is always magical?.while looking back at last year I was surprised at how many trips I made, the thousands of the kids that shared time when going in, the pandemic was still prominent in everyone?s mind. I want to thank everyone, especially the teachers, who do so much to support the visits?I could not do this without the support and flexibility of the teachers?they have to be willing to allow kids to leave the classroom, they have to adjust the lesson plans, find ways to let the kids spend 2 hours?it is not a simple process?I try to have one person to coordinate everything in each city?I don?t want to be involved in the process?I always say?plan anything you want?I will do it?it does not matter, you can not give me too much?as a result, when I get to a city I do whatever they ask?even if they tell me ahead of time, the schedule, I really don?t pay attention?so it is always and adventure?it shows the trust I have in those who agree to organize it for me?every single one has been amazing?I am eternally grateful? On to 2023?already have a full schedule?my idea to cut back on trips seems to be unrealistic?one option it to cut the time of visits from 3 weeks to 2?although once in a country, 3 weeks is great?we will see how it unfolds? We have to stay positive and always be thankful? remembering to do our best, enjoy everything we do, believe in ourselves, and let those we care about most know (I always say this, we all need to take it to heart?hugs and smiles. STAY SAFE, TAKE CARE, Love ya, Gabe Great sights for updates and news... https://www.jpl.nasa.gov www.spotthestation.nasa.gov http://www.nasa.gov/ntv https://www.nasa.gov/careers https://spaceflightnow.com/? An Astronomical and Historic 2022 ? What We Did This Year @ NASA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5cayPF5qeQ NASA?2023?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjBisqblTLQ? NASA in 2023: A Look Ahead youtube.com Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:57 p.m. EDT on Jan. 5, 2023. NASA?s Solar Dynamics Observatory , which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. ? NASA?s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare ? as seen in the bright flash on the left picture? on Jan. 5, 2023. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in AIA 171 orange. Credit: NASA/SDO Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. This flare is classified as an X1.2 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. To see how such space weather may affect Earth, please visit NOAA?s Space Weather Prediction Center , the U.S. government?s official source for space weather forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts. NASA works as a research arm of the nation?s space weather effort. NASA observes the Sun and our space environment constantly with a fleet of spacecraft that study everything from the Sun?s activity to the solar atmosphere, and to the particles and magnetic fields in the space surrounding Earth. NASA Science To Be Featured at American Astronomical Society Meeting ? Experts will discuss new research from NASA missions at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), on topics ranging from the universe?s early galaxies to planets outside our solar system. The meeting will take place Jan. 8-12 at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle. Scientists and agency leaders will present the latest developments in astrophysics during various press conferences, scientific sessions, and town halls. Press conferences ? highlighting results enabled by NASA missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope (also called ?Webb? or ?JWST?), Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) ? will stream live to the public on the AAS Press Office YouTube channel . In addition to press conferences, NASA highlights for registered attendees include: NASA Town Hall: Monday, Jan. 9, 12:45 p.m. PST James Webb Space Telescope Town Hall: Monday, Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m. PST ?NASA?s Transform to Open Science (TOPS) Initiative? Town Hall: Tuesday, Jan. 10, 12:45 p.m. PST Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Town Hall: Tuesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. PST ?The Heliophysics Big Year in 2023 and 2024? Town Hall: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 12:45 p.m. PST Plenary and award lectures by NASA scientists discussing the Webb mission, the future of exoplanet and galaxy research, and the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission Expert talks at the NASA Exhibit Booth throughout the week will cover topics including early galaxy, exoplanet, and solar system research with Webb; Hubble in the era of Webb; discoveries from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) after its first year in space; updates on current and future missions; and NASA?s Year of Open Science, heliophysics, and astrobiology. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-science-to-be-featured-at-american-astronomical-society-meeting Watch the Latest Water Satellite Unfold Itself in Space https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/watch-the-latest-water-satellite-unfold-itself-in-space? LOOK UP! bit.ly/3VWAHi m ? A bright green comet, known as C/2022 E3, hasn't come so close to Earth since the last ice age about 50,000 years ago, according to NASA. It's been getting brighter as it approaches our planet, and may be visible to the naked eye later this month ? Here's how to see it: bit.ly/3VWAHi m Perseverance Deposits First Samples on Martian Surface ? As Perseverance completes its first full Martian year on the Red Planet, the rover has laid down its first five tubes filled with samples of Mars material. The delivery marks a historic step in the joint NASA/European Space Agency campaign to safely return Mars samples to Earth. Read About the Historic First Dropoff | More on Each Sample Fond Farewell to the Mars InSight Lander The landing will always have a very special place in my heart?I did a presentation at a university in Denmark?the landing was later in the evening?I went with Birgitte, who arranged the schedule, and about 15 students to dinner in a beautiful restaurant, decorated for Christmas, where we set up a lap top and ?watched" the landing in this magical setting... ? After more than doubling its design lifetime, InSight's batteries have run out of energy. Although the Sun has set on its surface mission, InSight?s dramatic science discoveries will live on, and its four years of data will be studied by scientists for years to come. Read More | Science Highlights | Send InSight Team a Postcard ? InSight's Final Selfie: NASA?s InSight Mars lander took this final selfie on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. 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Name: Photo from NASA?s Mars Perseverance rover shows the Mars surface, peppered with small rocks, in an area mostly under the shadow of the rover itself. Horizontally near the center lies a sample tube about the size of a whiteboard marker. In addition to a mainly matte white body, parts of the tube appear silver, gold and gray in certain areas..jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 94441 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Animated image sequence of several photos from NASA?s InSight lander shows a sunset on Mars, with part of the lander?s robotic arm visible in the lower right. Over several frames, the grayish-tan sky dims over a darkened desert landscape, as the distant sun dips behind the horizon..gif Type: image/gif Size: 133503 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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