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/PRNewswire/ In 2016, the Comet Catalina hurtled past Earth, before disappearing forevermore out of the solar system. Among the many observatories that.
We need to develop an early warning system to forecast climate-induced extreme weather events.
By Abhishek Chatterjee, William Collins, David Crisp and Arun Majumdar
The authors are scientists who study climate change and its impact on the weather.
Feb. 25, 2021
We are playing Russian roulette with extreme climate events.
Look no further than Texas, where extreme cold from the warming Arctic descended and blanketed the state and much of the rest of the nation last week in freezing temperatures.
But frigid weather in that unlikely locale isn’t all we should worry about. What’s happening to the climate presents unpredictable weather risks that, as we’ve seen time and again, can be extremely dangerous and strike almost anywhere.
USRA s Erick Young Named Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society
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COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ USRA s Dr. Erick Young is among the 232 astronomers and astrophysicists honored as Legacy Fellows of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The honor recognizes contributions toward the society s mission of enhancing and sharing humanity s scientific understanding of the universe.
AAS established an initial group of 200 Legacy Fellows, chosen by its Board of Trustees, to recognize several outstanding scientists. These include past recipients of certain awards from the AAS or its topical Divisions, distinguished AAS elected leaders and volunteer committee members, and previously unrecognized individuals with long histories of outstanding research, teaching, mentoring, and service. Erick was a recipient of the prestigious Van Biesbroeck Award for Astronomy.
USRA Scientists Serving on Science Team for NASA s Mars 2020 Mission and Perseverance Rover
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COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ After six months, more than 300 million miles and seven precarious minutes, NASA s spacecraft Mars 2020 and the rover Perseverance will have landed on Mars. And USRA scientists are part of a team supporting this ambitious endeavor.
The geology of Jezero shows that it was once a lake filled with liquid water. The points where the rivers flowed into Jezero left deposits of sand and mud, and scientists have evidence that there is a channel where water flowed out of the lake. The delta, the lake bottom and the lake s shorelines all had an environment that could have supported ancient microbial life.