
WASHINGTON — A team of astronomers, including two NASA Sagan Fellows, has made the first characterizations of a super-Earth’s atmosphere by using a ground-based telescope. A super-Earth is a planet up to three times the size of Earth and weighing up to 10 times as much. The findings, reported in the Dec. 2 issue of [...]
Dec 2 2010 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON — NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to Marvin E. Bauer of the University of Minnesota for his pioneering work in remote sensing of natural resources. Bauer received the award today at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing meeting in Orlando, Fla. The two [...]
Nov 17 2010 | Posted in
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Eric Prowell, hydrologist, talks to a group about the endangered and threatened darter fish that live in the Etowah River Basin in North Georgia.
Nov 10 2010 | Posted in
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