New and exciting activities in the
McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences
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Recent News from MacCenter Fellows
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2024 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture Series
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| NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launches
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NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 14. The Europa Clipper mission will conduct a detailed investigation of Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine whether there are places below its icy surface that could support life.
William B. McKinnon, the Clark Way Harrison
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Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is a member of the Europa Clipper science team and a faculty fellow in the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences. He has studied Europa for over 40 years.
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Europa Clipper launch was 'mind-bogglingly intense' says WashU Professor
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William McKinnon joined Megan Lynch on Audacy following the successful launch of the Europa Clipper. The mission will study a moon of Jupiter.
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Paul Byrne was at the Europa Clipper launch and sent the following photos.
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MacCenter Fellows in the News
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A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars
A National Academies Virtual Town Hall
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What should the top science priorities be for the first human explorers on the surface of Mars? At the request of NASA, the National Academies is undertaking a study to identify key science campaigns to be addressed by human missions to Mars, including the types of samples to be collected and preliminary criteria for landing site selection.
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Share your thoughts on science goals for future human missions to Mars during an upcoming town hall webinar on October 28 from 12:30-1:45pm ET..
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The Department of Physics has started a weekly "Scribe & Vibe" for students, postdocs, and faculty to work on their scientific publications. The first 5-15 min are used for brief discussions. The rest is reserved for writing.
The sessions meet on Mondays, 2:30-4:00pm, in Compton 340. Drinks and snacks are offered. All MCSS members are invited to participate.
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LPI Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science
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The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is accepting applications for the 2025 LPI Summer Intern Program! This 10-week, highly competitive program offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to work with scientists at LPI and NASA’s Johnson Space Center on cutting-edge research in planetary science.
Application Deadline: December 12, 2024
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St. Louis Aurora Borealis
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MCSS Fellows, Mike Krawczynski and Hélène Craigg, captured this image of the aurora borealis as visible under dark skies October 10 from Tyson Research Center.
(Photo courtesy of Michael Krawczynski)
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A Multi-messenger Hunt
for Galactic PeVatrons
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Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar
Shuo Zhang
Michigan State University
Friday, October 18
9:00am, Compton 241
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St. Louis Astronomical Society October Meeting
Pamela Gay
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Friday, October 18
7:30pm, McDonnell 162
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Leading in a JEDI Space: The Art of Inspiration
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WashU Assembly Seres
Sian Proctor
Maricopa Community Colleges
Friday, October 24
4:00pm, Graham Chapel
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Compiled and edited by Alison Verbeck. Please send any contributions to alison@wustl.edu.
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