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Erik M. Conway Receives 2017 Athelstan Spilhaus Award

by AGU 2 January 201811 April 2023

Erik M. Conway received the Athelstan Spilhaus Award at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 13 December 2017 in New Orleans, La. The award honors an individual “for the enhancement of the public engagement with Earth and space sciences.”

Rep. Jim Bridenstine chats with Sen. Tom Udall before Bridenstine’s nomination hearing to be NASA administrator.
Posted inNews

Democrats Push NASA Nominee on Partisanship, Science Integrity

by Randy Showstack 2 November 201718 April 2023

The nominee, Rep. Jim Bridenstine, tried to assure the committee of his support for science and his ability to manage NASA apolitically.

Sen. Patty Murray urges her colleagues to oppose Rep. Jim Bridenstine’s nomination to be the next NASA administrator.
Posted inNews

Democratic Leader Blasts Trump’s Pick to Head NASA

by Randy Showstack 27 October 201718 April 2023

With Rep. Jim Bridenstine’s nomination hearing just days away, Sen. Patty Murray charges that his “denial of climate science” and opposition to equal rights “should disqualify him from consideration.”

Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the Sun.
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Solar Probe Will Approach Sun Closer Than Any Prior Spacecraft

by Randy Showstack 4 October 201731 January 2023

Technological improvements, including an advanced thermal protection system and innovative solar arrays, have helped to get this mission off the drawing board.

View of Comet 67P
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More Discoveries in the Cards from Defunct Comet Mission

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 29 September 201719 July 2022

A year after the end of the Rosetta mission, the real scientific fun begins.

Researchers use 8 years of satellite data to test modeling of coronal mass injections
Posted inResearch Spotlights

NASA Fleet Helps Predict Space Weather

by S. Witman 21 September 201720 December 2021

Using 8 years of data collected via spacecraft, scientists produce hindcasts of plasma eruptions from the Sun. These will help improve forecasts.

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Cassini’s Legacy in Print

by Jenny Lunn, M. Liemohn, M. Moldwin and E. P. Turtle 20 September 201717 February 2023

With over 750 papers published in AGU journals based on Cassini-Huygens mission data, three editors select some of the most noteworthy.

Posted inScience Updates

Putting Satellite Maps of Surface Water to Practical Use

by F. Hossain, A. Andral and M. Srinivasan 19 September 201715 March 2023

2nd SWOT Application User Workshop: Engaging the User Community for Advancing Societal Applications of the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission, Reston, Virginia, 5–6 April 2017

Cassini orbiting Saturn
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Cassini Plunges into Saturn, Ends a 20-Year Mission

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 15 September 201711 January 2022

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory streamed the spacecraft’s final moments live, allowing the public to listen to the mission’s end.

Saturn’s largest moon Titan, viewed by Cassini.
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VIDEO: The Weird, Wonderful Science Behind Titan’s Atmosphere

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 13 September 201731 October 2022

Scientists are baffled by a spacecraft’s detection of large molecules in a moon’s atmosphere.

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