Members of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover mission team photographed themselves on March 20, 2020, the first day the entire mission team worked remotely from home.Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech For people who are able to work remotely during this time of social distancing, video conferences and emails have helped bridge the gap. The… Read more“NASA’s Curiosity Keeps Rolling As Team Operates Rover From Home”
Month: April 2020
NASA Missions Help Reveal the Power of Shock Waves in a Nova Explosion
Unprecedented observations of a nova outburst in 2018 by a trio of satellites, including two NASA missions, have captured the first direct evidence that most of the explosion’s visible light arose from shock waves — abrupt changes of pressure and temperature formed in the explosion debris. A nova is a… Read more“NASA Missions Help Reveal the Power of Shock Waves in a Nova Explosion”