This Month In Science
PSP
en route for Sol
On
12 August, the Parker Solar Probe launched from Cape Canaveral.
After flying by Venus on 3 October, it will arrive for its first of
24 flybys of our Sun on 5 November. During its final flyby, the
Parker Solar Probe will close to within 4 million miles of the Solar
Surface.
The
Parker Solar Probe will gather a variety of data during its two dozen
flybys, studying the Sun's electric and magnetic fields and
characterizing the charged particles rocketing away from our star.
These observations could help solve some long-standing mysteries —
why the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, is so much hotter than its
surface, for example, and how the charged particles that make up the
solar wind are accelerated to their high speeds.
Water
Confirmed On Moon
A
new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences reported last month that there is enough ice sitting within
the first few inches that water could be possibly be accessible for
future lunar colonization missions. These observations were made by
NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument, which flew aboard India's
Chandrayaan-1, India’s first moon probe and the first spacecraft to
return evidence of Lunar water.
Tense
Moments As The ISS Begins To Depressurize
‘The
head of the Russian Space Agency confirmed that an air leak
discovered in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that was docked to the ISS
was caused by a hole that was accidentally drilled by a worker. The
worker tried to cover the hole with 'glue' instead of
reporting the error so the panel could be replaced. The leak caused
the ISS to slowly depressurize, causing an emergency with the
sleeping crew and some tense moments. Had the hole been bigger, an
explosive decompression could have destroyed the ISS and killed the
crew. In a light hearted moment, a former ISS astronaut told us not
to have a Clark Griswold moment from Vegas Vacation...’
Join
the Search With SETI@Home
(By Commander Carishai)
(By Commander Carishai)
I don't think I've
ever met a Trek fan who wasn't interested in learning who else might
be out there in our universe. Even those who are skeptical or don't
believe in UFOs are still curious to learn the answer to the question
– “Are we alone?”
Since
the late 20th
century, it has been possible for anyone with unused personal
computer time to actively join the search for extra terrestrial
intelligence.
The
software download is free and the set up is as easy as filling out a
web form. Entering info such as where you are, when you want your
computer to start and end contributing daily, selecting a team to
join in hopes that it will be the lucky one to find a sign and you
can even print out a “Certificate of Computation” to show your
friends and coworkers...
Once
you're in, your computer will join the project by using their
software your computer to analyze data collected by participating
radio telescopes and observatories.
The program and screen saver are available for PC, MacOS and Android devices.
To
participate or learn more visit their website.
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