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“Every engineer has one or two reports that are close to their heart.” In each episode of NXT in Space, our guests share an item that is meaningful to their life and/or career. Watch the full conversation between The Aerospace Corporation CEO Tanya Pemberton and JPL Deputy Manager of National Programs Matt Hart – and hear their show-and-tell stories: https://lnkd.in/gk3xSjU6

What will define the next space race? In our latest episode of NXT in Space, The Aerospace Corporation CEO Tanya Pemberton joins JPL Deputy Manager of National Programs Matt Hart to discuss the evolving space economy, emerging technologies, and the world-class workforce needed to tackle the nation's most complex challenges. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gk3xSjU6

How will El Niño affect hurricanes? NASA satellites are helping improve predictions. During El Niño, weaker winds allow heat to spread east toward South America. This can shift hurricane activity from the Atlantic to the Pacific.   NASA and European Sentinel-6 satellites are measuring sea level height to help scientists better understand ocean heat and improve hurricane predictions. Sentinel-6 data feeds into hurricane tracking algorithms that can inform disaster response.   Sentinel-6B and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich make up the Copernicus Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission, the latest in a series of missions that have continuously monitored Earth’s ocean since the 1990s. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggJphJ_7

What’s up for September? 🔭 The Moon takes the spotlight this month – guiding you to stars, constellations, planets, and even a teapot! Plus, join observers around the world on Sept. 19 for International Observe the Moon Night. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/observethemoon

A new, flexible antenna designed for NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopters has been put through its paces in JPL’s In-Situ Instrument Laboratory. This ground penetrating radar antenna will hunt for frozen water beneath the Martian surface ⏤ a critical resource for future astronauts. “The only way to detect shallow subsurface ice remotely is to fly close to the ground,” said Adrian Tang, SkyFall’s ground-penetrating radar lead instrument scientist at JPL. “By flying low and slow, a SkyFall helicopter could capture radar images that resolve the fine layering where dry soil gives way to ice, detecting its presence and mapping its extent.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ej_fG2Rz 

From managing deep-space missions to engineering spacecraft and studying exoplanets, there are endless ways to Dare Mighty Things at JPL. At our annual Take Our Children to Work Day, we asked kids to give us the scoop on what their grownup does.

What’s up for August? 🔭 A solar eclipse, one of the year's best meteor showers, Venus at its brightest, and a lunar eclipse! Here are your skywatching tips from NASA.

This summer, JPL has welcomed about 500 interns, whose contributions are helping advance our missions and shape the future of space exploration. Working alongside experienced mentors, interns get hands-on experience on meaningful projects, participate in professional development activities, and gain valuable insight into careers at JPL and NASA. What have they been up to? "I’m working to optimize molecular assays for microbial DNA detection to support planetary protection and life detection efforts while characterizing microbes on outbound spacecraft to safeguard the integrity of space exploration." - Lily Garibyan, Induced Environments Intern "My project is characterizing the general mineralogical and petrographic characteristics of Martian meteorites using optical and electron microscopy." - Sebastian Cangahuala, Planetary Geology Intern Happy National Intern Day!

We’re celebrating 30 years since the discovery of the first exoplanet around a Sun-like star with a new poster in our much-loved Exoplanet Travel Bureau series! The new destination: Earth’s closest-known exoplanet neighbor, Proxima Centauri b. Learn more about this planet and download the poster here: https://lnkd.in/gp9YDKTj

On July 20, 1976, NASA's Viking 1 lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet, opening the era of Mars surface exploration. In the five decades since, each new mission has built on Viking's foundation. We've driven rovers across ancient lakebeds, flown the first aircraft on another planet, captured millions of images, analyzed Martian rocks and atmosphere, and transformed our understanding of Mars as a dynamic world. The quest continues: go.nasa.gov/viking50