By Leo Middleton, Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute // Aboard the Bold Horizon // It's like stumbling through a thick forest and breaking out into a glade. A quiet has settled on this piece of sea as the waves calm. You can't make a good map to get to this place. In the ocean, …
By Alex Kinsella, Postdoctoral Investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution // Aboard the Bold Horizon // My favorite part of being at sea is the opportunity to see unique parts of the natural world that aren't accessible from land. My colleagues have done a fantastic job in their blog posts explaining the science that we've …
As of October 31, 2022, InSight is generating an average between 280 and 290 watt-hours of energy per Martian day, or sol. The tau, or level of dust cover in the atmosphere, was estimated at 1.33 (typical tau levels outside of dust season range from 0.6-0.7).
By Mackenzie Blanusa, M.S. student at the University of Connecticut // Aboard the Bold Horizon // I had been patiently waiting and dreaming about this research cruise for months. Yet a few days before traveling from Connecticut to Oregon for ship mobilization, I couldn't shake a feeling of denial – like I couldn't believe I …
THE GREAT SPRITES CHASE A NASA scientist and night-sky fanatic chase the elusive lights across Oklahoma. The odds are not in their favor. By Lina Tran It wasn't dark enough. We'd driven east for two hours from Oklahoma City, and still, a stubborn red light blinked from a nearby wind farm. Paul Smith sighed with …
By Sarah Lang, Ph.D. student at the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. // Aboard the Bold Horizon // Going to sea for the first time as part of NASA's S-MODE mission has been an experience like no other. You establish a new normal on the boat and quickly fall into new routines. …
As of October 22, 2022, InSight's seismometer is collecting data again after being switched off to conserve energy after a recent dust storm. The lander was generating an average of 280 watt-hours of energy per Martian day, or sol. The tau, or level of dust cover in the atmosphere, was estimated at 1.45 (typical tau …
On October 19, 2022, InSight was generating an average between 275 and 285 watt-hours of energy per Martian day, or sol. The tau, or level of dust cover in the atmosphere, was estimated at 1.5 (typical tau levels outside of dust season range from 0.6-0.7).
By Igor Uchôa, Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department // Aboard the Bold Horizon // NASA's S-MODE mission was designed to measure and understand the complex oceanic features classified as "submesoscale," i.e., features spanning up to 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) across. Such fine filaments and sharp density …
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where teams will begin final preparations for the spacecraft's launch in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Center-4 East. SWOT is the first satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface, measuring …
