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Lecture: Journey to the Center of Mars - Scientific Results of the InSight Mission
This lecture will highlight the InSight mission which has provided key information on the composition and structure of an Earth-like planet. The InSight Principal Investigator will describe the mission, its science goals and some of its outstanding scientific results.
27 - 31
Workshop: Targeting Microhabitats for Life Detection - Part II
This workshop will examine non-destructive instrumentation to detect biosignatures and sampling techniques to collect and preserve microhabitats while retaining the spatial context. We will bring together multiple disciplines, including experts in Ocean Worlds, cryosphere, state-of-the-art biological imaging, microbe-environment interactions, robotic acquisition and micro-manipulation, and environmental capture and culture in extreme environments.
Proposal Concepts Due
Proposals Due
Panel Session/Networking Event:
The Space Connection - Navigating the Bridge between JPL and the Caltech Campus
Proposals Selections Announced
Solicitation Release Date
Proposal Concepts Due (noon)
Proposals Due (noon)
Star Formation and Nearby Galaxies with JWST
Proposal Concepts Due
KISS Affiliates Program Nominations Concepts Due
Proposals Due
Special Event:
Fireside Chat with Chad Edwards
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Final Report: Venus Science Enabled by Human Proximity
This summary will outline some of the relevant options for Venus human fly-by and orbital missions, some of the new or enhanced science investigations that could be achieved in tandem with human fly-by or orbital missions, why integrating Venus into the overall Moon-to-Mars strategy may be valuable, how social and cultural activities might advance human missions to Venus, and why Venus may deserve its own journey of exploration independent of other destinations.
Final Report DOI: 10.7907/68mv-np46
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Video Posted: The Science of NuSTAR – 10 years of Exploring the Energetic Universe
Watch Dr. Fiona Harrison, Benjamin M. Rosen Professor of Physics and the Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at Caltech, discuss how NuSTAR will continue to open new horizons, discover fascinating objects, and expand our knowledge of the Universe.
Also check this recent article "A Decade of NuSTAR: What Its X-Ray Vision Has Taught Us".
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A History of Near-Earth Objects Research
Erik M. Conway, Donald K. Yeomans, and Meg Rosenburg's new book "A History of Near-Earth Objects Research" references 2011 KISS study and the workshops focused on the retrieval of a near-Earth asteroid into a high lunar orbit by a robotic spacecraft, followed by a crewed visit to the asteroid.
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Video Posted: Dreaming of Rocks from Mars - Scientific Desires and the Engineering of Mars Missions
Watch Dr. Erik M. Conway from Jet Propulsion Laboratory discuss the evolution of several Mars sample return efforts, displaying how technologies intended for sample return campaigns wound up being used for other missions.
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