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Tag: earth

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Joshua Zinn

Posted on May 16, 2022 · ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.

Tags Aaron Jay Kernis earth Encore Houston Mussorgsky Nicholas Phan River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2195: How Far the Moon?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 11, 2022 · Episode: 2195 Earth, Moon, and their inertial dance through the Heavens. Today, we keep track of the moon.

Tags astronomy astrophysics conservation of angular momentum distance earth gravity inertia mass mechanics Moon rotational slowing down whirling skater

NASA

First All-Female Spacewalking Team Makes History

Marcia Dunn, AP

Posted on October 18, 2019 · NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir successfully replaced a broken part of the International Space Station's power grid.

Tags Christina Koch earth International Space Station Jessica Meir nasa spacewalk

NASA

For NASA’s New Suits, ‘Mobility’ Is The Watchword

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on October 17, 2019 · The space agency unveils two new spacesuits for a planned 2024 return to the moon. They're designed to be more comfortable and easier to move around in than their Apollo-era forerunners.

Tags artemis earth International Space Station jim bridenstine Mars nasa orion

NASA

NASA Twins Study Explores Space, The Final Genetic Frontier

LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP

Posted on April 11, 2019 · The research is an unprecedented opportunity to track the biological consequences of spaceflight in genetic doubles.

Tags earth International Space Station mark kelly Mars nasa Scott Kelly

Houston Matters

How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 7, 2018 · Houston researchers discuss how to improve scientific literacy in an age of skepticism.

Tags Amy Sater autism biology Carolyn Nichol climate change earth flat earth science scientific literacy scientists stem vaccines

Houston Matters

NASA Turns 60: Reflecting on The Space Agency’s Accomplishments And Tragedies

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 1, 2018 · On the 60th anniversary of NASA, we learn how the space agency’s accomplishments resonate today and learn about its predecessor, NACA.

Tags aerospace Buzz Aldrin columbia earth history John Logsdon NASA Advisory Council NASA History neil armstrong Shuttle Challenger Space Policy Institute space shuttle STS-51L

Houston Matters

Rice Researchers Study The Eruption Of Kilauea

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 3, 2018 · Julia Morgan and her fellow researchers from Rice University have planted ocean-bottom seismic instruments off the southeastern shore of Hawaii's main island.

Tags earth environment Julia Morgan Kilauea planetary sciences volcanic eruption

Houston Matters

NASA’s Day In The Sun: Probe Takes Us Closer Than Ever To Our Star

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 2, 2018 · David Alexander of the Rice Space Institutes tells Houston Matters about the new Parker Solar Probe, which will travel within 3.8 million miles of the sun.

Tags David Alexander earth nasa Parker Solar Probe Rice Space Institute science space sun the sun

News

Scientists Are Making Star Stuff In Labs Here On Earth

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on April 23, 2018 · A group of researchers at UT Austin hopes to open up a new way of studying space

Tags astronomy earth space stars UT Austin

News

NASA Announces Discovery Of Eighth Planet Circling System Explored By Kepler Telescope

HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 14, 2017 · The new planet is part of Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth

Tags earth google kepler nasa

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