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367943 Duende (provisional designation 2012 DA 14) is a micro-asteroid and a near-Earth object of the Aten and Atira group, approximately 30 meters (98 ft) in diameter.It was discovered by astronomers of the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca at its robotic La Sagra Observatory in 2012, and named for the duende, a goblin-like creature from Iberian and Filipino mythology and folklore. [1]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center forecast a planetary K-index-- which characterizes the magnitude of geomagnetic storms - of five out of a scale ...
It was one of the first Earth observation satellites developed by NASA in response to the National Research Council's Decadal Survey. [6] [7] NASA invested US$916 million in the design, development, launch, and operations of the program. [8] An early fault in a radar power supply limited the resolution of the radar data collected from 2015 onwards.
NASA 2015 Soil Moisture Active Passive. Measures soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state, which enhance understanding of processes that link water, energy, and carbon cycles to extend the capabilities of weather and climate models. Radar payload failed in July 2015, leaving a radiometer as the primary instrument of the mission. [22] SORCE ...
In the U.S., the auroras may become visible in more than a dozen northern states, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center's experimental Aurora view line. The visibility for viewing also ...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center in ... A bitterly cold air mass will remain in place for much of the South and eastern U.S. over the next couple of days," the weather service said. "Forecast ...
After deliberation between 12 proposals of EVM in 2021, the INCUS mission was selected after a review by panellists. NASA's Earth Science Director Karen St. Germain stated, "In a changing climate, more accurate information about how storms develop and intensify can help improve weather models and our ability to predict risk of extreme weather."
As a NASA science flight was flying over the Greenland ice sheet this spring, a surprise popped up on a specialty radar: a hidden Cold War city more than 100 feet beneath the ice.