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Share this article Share this article PLAINFIELD, Ind., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded $311,246 in grants to 22 different K-12 education programs in 15 Indiana counties for 2021. The grants support summer reading programs; energy, engineering and environmental education programs; and programs that support under-represented, low-income or diverse audiences. "We all know many students missed out on several learning opportunities last year," said Stan Pineg...

Millions of people worldwide were thrilled on February 18 when the robotic rover Perseverance touched down on Mars, 126 million miles from Earth. They held their breath as the complicated landing system, involving a parachute and a skycrane, deployed, and the rover settled gently on the Martian surface. For UMass Amherst College of Engineering graduate Dragana Perkovic-Martin ’08PhD, watching the landing from her home office was a nerve-wracking experience. She and her team at the Jet Propuls...

In this artists concept of NASAs InSight lander on Mars, layers of the planets subsurface can be seen below, and dust devils can be seen in the background. Credits: IPGP/Nicolas Sarter. The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been granted an extension to carry on with its other science. The heat probe developed and built by the German Aerospace Center and deployed on Mars by NASA’s InSight lander has ended its portion of the mission. Since ...

The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been granted an extension to carry on with its other science.

‘Our Laura’: Laura Rodriguez remembered for her determination, compassion Courtesy of Isabella Rosales Rodriguez’s friends and family said nothing would stop her from finding an adventure and having fun. Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Laura Rodriguez changed her hair color almost every week.  First it was blonde, then it changed to black, then blue, then purple...

Chronicle Staff January 6, 2021Updated: January 11, 2021, 11:05 am S.F. Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson works with dancers on stage during a rehearsal for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco on March 4, 2020. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle Helgi Tomasson, the longtime artistic director and chief choreographer of San Francisco Ballet, announced his intention to retire from the dance company in 2022. Here is a chro...

- Clarksville, TN Online - https://www.clarksvilleonline.com - NASA lists 3 Things learned from Mars InSight Mission Posted By Technology | Pasadena, CA – NASA’s InSight spacecraft touched down November 26th, 2018, on Mars to study the planet’s deep interior. A little more than one Martian year later, the stationary lander has detected more than 480 quakes and collected the most comprehensive weather data of any surface mission sent to Mars. InSight’s probe, which has struggled to dig...

There’s more than 1 way to send a spacecraft to Venus A look at Rocket Lab’s private mission to Earth’s twin, and how NASA decides what planets to visit Updated:  Tags:  NASA last sent a spacecraft to orbit Earth’s nearest neighbor in 1990. Russia, formerly the Soviet Union, sent a whole slew of mostly successful missions to Venus, and Japan has an orbiter there now. The tricky part is sending a robotic mission to the surface. Most have only survived for a few hours. So why send a rob...

3 Things Weve Learned From NASAs Mars InSight InSight Images Clouds on Mars: Clouds drift over the dome-covered seismometer, known as SEIS, belonging to NASAs InSight lander, on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Full image and caption › Scientists are finding new mysteries since the geophysics mission landed two years ago. NASAs InSight spacecraft touched down Nov. 26, 2018, on Mars to study the planets deep interior. A little more than one Martian year later, the stationary lander has detecte...

MEGANE Instrument Test Model Goes to Japan for Physical Tests and Design Review A 3D rendering of the MEGANE instrument, showing the gamma-ray spectrometer and radiator (top left) and the neutron spectrometer (bottom right). Credit: Johns Hopkins APL Spencer Disque, the engineering lead on the MEGANE structural thermal model at APL, stands with the two shipping containers that house the MEGANE structural thermal model components. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL On Dec. 2, the Johns Hopkins Appli...