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A group of technicians works to complete final inspections and checkouts of NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft inside a cleanroom at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida. Image: John Pisani / Spaceflight Now Technicians inside a pair of clean rooms at the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Florida, are busily readying a trio of spacecraft that will study …

To study the sun, scientists use a specialized telescope called a coronagraph. This instrument mimics a solar eclipse by using a occulting disk to block out the sun’s bright light. By doing this, astronomers can study the fainter solar atmosphere, the sun’s corona, that’s hard to see when viewing the entire sun. However, recently, a coronagraph used by the National …

How 30 years of NOAA research led to one very accurate and timely tsunami forecast  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov) NASA’s SWOT satellite captures Kamchatka megaquake tsunami in striking detail  ScienceDaily Geology professor breaks down earthquake activity in Carolinas following major earthquake near Russia  WBTV Old clips misrepresented online after Russian mega-quake  AFP Fact Check 8.8 magnitude quake strikes off Russia’s Far …

WindBorne’s balloons, in contrast, can collect and distribute data from remote regions. That makes them more adaptive, and especially useful for monitoring atmospheric rivers that bring extreme precipitation to coastal regions, said Glackin. “I’d like to see them in the suite of observing systems.” The company deploys about 100 balloons from six launch sites globally, a fraction of the 92 …

Two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were placed on administrative leave on Friday, fueling speculation that the Trump administration was retaliating against them for actions taken during the president’s first term. Jeff Dillen, who was serving as deputy general counsel, and Stephen Volz, who heads the agency’s satellites division, led the investigation into whether agency administrators …

NOAA places 2 veteran officials on leave  Politico Two senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry  CNN Top NOAA officials placed on leave. One said he clashed with Trump appointees.  washingtonpost.com Two high-ranking NOAA employees connected to ‘Sharpiegate’ incident put on leave  NBC News Two top Noaa officials linked to Trump’s ‘Sharpiegate’ incident put on leave  The Guardian Source link

Two top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials who played a role in the high-profile “Sharpiegate” investigation at the agency were placed on administrative leave this week. Stephen Volz, the assistant administrator of NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service, and Jeff Dillen, a deputy general counsel at NOAA, were placed on leave Thursday morning, Volz told NBC News. Volz and Dillen …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a connection to the likely incoming NOAA administrator were placed on administrative leave Thursday, according to two former NOAA employees familiar with the situation and one current agency official. While the reasoning behind the move is not clear, the two officials affected — Steve Volz, …