miércoles, 27 de noviembre de 2013

NASA : Deadline Approaching for Undergraduates to Fly Research in Microgravity

Satellite Movie Shows Difficult Eastern U.S. Thanksgiving Travel

An animation of NOAA's GOES-East satellite imagery from Nov. 25 through 27 showed the complex storm system moving over the U.S. East Coast causing troublesome holiday travel.
Visible and infrared images taken from NOAA's satellites were animated by the NASA GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to create a 28-second movie. The movie shows the progression of a low pressure area that developed in the Gulf of Mexico and cold fronts that were sweeping from west to east.

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This animation of NOAA's GOES-East satellite imagery from Nov. 25 through 27 shows a complex storm system moving over the U.S. east coast causing troublesome holiday travel.
Image Credit: NASA GOES Project
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The National Weather Service noted that a complex and powerful storm system continues to generate widespread moderate to heavy rainfall and snows in various parts of the eastern United States as travelers make their way to destinations to celebrate Thanksgiving and Hanukkah on Nov. 28. There are two low-pressure areas working together. One was centered near New Jersey while the other was located over the Carolinas.
GOES composite image of North America
This NOAA GOES-East and GOES-West composite image from Nov. 27 at 1445 UTC/9:45 a.m. EST shows the complex storm system over the eastern United States.
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From the Southeast to New England widespread moderate to heavy rainfall is expected. The rains will also affect the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States, although those regions are not expected to get as much of a soaking.
The Appalachians and interior New England are expected to receive snowfall. Areas of heavy snow are forecast for northwestern Indiana and northwestern Pennsylvania on Nov. 27. Snows will blanket the north central United States from the Dakotas to Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, upstate New York and parts of northern New England.
Suomi NPP image of Continental United States
This true color image of the Continental United States was taken on Nov. 25, 2013 by the Suomi NPP satellite and shows the system as it moves through the South and Midwest.
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The National Weather Service noted that cold air is moving in behind the storm and drop temperatures along the eastern U.S. making for a chilly Thanksgiving.
Rob Gutro
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.


Deadline Approaching for Undergraduates to Fly Research in Microgravity
NASA is offering undergraduate students from minority serving institutions the opportunity to test an experiment in microgravity as part of the agency's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program, in association with the Minority University Research and Education Program.
The deadline for proposals is Dec. 4. The actual flight will take place in June 2014. All applicants must be U.S. citizens, full-time students and at least 18 years old.
The initiative provides future scientists and engineers an opportunity to design and build an experiment and fly with their experiment aboard a microgravity aircraft. A modified Boeing 727-200 performs a series of steep climbs and dips -- like a roller coaster. The effects simulate micro- and hyper-gravity and provide an environment for scientific research, hands-on experimental design, test operations and public outreach activities.
Selected teams will be allowed to invite an accredited journalist to fly with them to document the experiment and gravity-defying educational experience.
The Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program is managed by the education office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The program helps support the agency's education policy of using NASA's unique missions and programs to encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.
For more information about, the application process or to submit a proposal, visit:
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Guillermo Gonzalo Sánchez Achutegui

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