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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Patrick Duran (SPoRT/ST11) participated in the annual Tropical Cyclone Operations and Research Forum (TCORF) at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, FL 3/5-6/24. TCORF brings together hurricane researchers, forecasters, and aircraft reconnaissance personnel from NOAA, the US Navy, and the US Air Force to discuss recent research results andContinue reading “Participation in the Tropical Cyclone Operations and Research Forum”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Christopher Schultz (ST11) led a team consisting of Phillip Bitzer (UAH), Michael Antia (Jacobs), Jonathan Case (Ensco), and Christopher Hain (MSFC) to examine 26-years of lightning-initiated wildfires (LIW) to understand the types of lightning that were producing wildfire events within the United States. Twenty-six years of lightning data were pairedContinue reading “New Paper Redefining Characteristics of Lightning-Initiated Wildfire Ignition”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY What do you give to an ocean that has everything? This year, for National Ocean Month, NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite— is gifting us a unique look at our home planet. The visualizations created with data from the satellite, which launched on Feb. 8, are already enhancingContinue reading “PACE Celebrates National Ocean Month With Colorful Views of the Planet”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct three spacewalks targeted for June. NASA will discuss the upcoming spacewalks during a news conference at 4 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 11.Live coverage will air on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASAContinue reading “NASA to Discuss Upcoming Spacewalks for Station Repairs, Upgrades”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Rahul Ramachandran (ST11) met with the World Food Program’s Head of Geospatial Support Unit. The focus was on his team’s work in Geospatial AI Foundation Models, specifically discussing the upcoming second version of the HLS Foundation Model. This new iteration promises an advanced architecture and extended training on global timeContinue reading “Meeting with World Food Program’s Head of Geospatial Support Unit”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The National Weather Service in Huntsville hosted a visit by the NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration. OSTI is the main office within the NWS that manages and plans research to operations projects for the NWS and the integration of technology across NWS field offices. The visit by OSTIContinue reading “National Weather Service Office of Science and Technology Integration Visit to Learn about SPoRT”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On 3/7/24, Astrophysical Journal published online “X-ray Polarimetry of the Dipping Accreting Neutron Star 4U 1624–49” by M. Lynne Saade (Astrophysics Branch) et al. This is the 51st discovery paper published by the IXPE Science Team. The first author, Lynnie Saade, is a new postdoc working on IXPE and thisContinue reading “New Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Discovery Papers Published”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Dennis Gallagher (ST13) reports receiving on 3/1/24, one gram of Apollo 16 regolith of 1 mm and smaller dust regolith from the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Apollo Archive. The material request is motivated by the planned NASA Artemis missions to the Moon’s south polar region where the surface is generallyContinue reading “Receipt of a Small Apollo 16 Regolith Dust Sample for the Dusty Plasma Lab”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Transform to Open Science (TOPS) initiative aims to transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. A set of TOPS Champions at selected NASA Centers have developed the open science curriculum that they will teach at Centers, conferences, science meetings, etc. A first TOPS meetingContinue reading “Participation in the First TOPS Symposium at KSC”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Transform to Open Science (TOPS; https://nasa.github.io/Transform-to-Open-Science/) initiative aims to transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. TOPS’s first priority is to develop an open science curriculum to train scientists and researchers as part of our 5-year program. A set of TOPS Champions at selectedContinue reading “Instructor-Led TOPS Workshop at MSFC”