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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, launched nine years ago, is now orbiting a dwarf planet on the far side of the sun — the first spacecraft to orbit two objects in the solar system.
Dawn’s mission to the far reaches of the solar system has turned “science fiction into science fact,” said Marc Rayman …
McCord reflects on a career of ‘mounting expeditions like Lewis and Clark’ By ANN McCREARY Planetary scientist Thomas McCord of Winthrop says he’s “lucky” to have entered the world of space science when he did, nearly 50 years ago. The past five decades have been an era of pioneering exploration and discoveries, and McCord […]
Thomas McCord, director of the Bear Fight Institute outside of Winthrop, will be in rare company Thursday (July 18) when he receives NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal in a ceremony at the space agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. “The medal is NASA’s highest form of recognition awarded to any non-government individual whose distinguished service, ability, or […]
By ANN McCREARY A researcher affiliated with Bear Fight Institute, a NASA-funded planetary science center in the hills above Winthrop, has led a team of researchers in a recently published study about volcanic activity on Io, a moon of Jupiter. Glenn Veeder said Io caught researchers’ attention because infrared images and other data collected by […]
