| Friday, December 20, 2024
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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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NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic Rage
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Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that a shallow global magma ocean in Io does not exist and measurements are consistent with Io having a mostly solid mantle. The finding solves a 44-year-old mystery about the subsurface origins of the moon’s most demonstrative geologic features.
William McKinnon, the Clark Way Harrison Distinguished Professor, is one of the authors of a paper published in Nature this week titled "Io’s tidal response precludes a shallow magma ocean."
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Humboldt Research Fellowship
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Bhupal Dev, associate professor of physics and fellow of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, has recently been awarded a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This fellowship recognizes Dev's contributions to theoretical astroparticle physics and will enable him to further his research at the Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP) in Germany.
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Astrophysicist says advancements from space station research are 'hard to grasp'
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Brian Rauch, a research associate professor of physics and the Principal Investigator of the TIGERISS Program was interviewed on KMOX this week. He calls it a shame that the International Space Station will be decommissioned in 2030. His TIGERISS project is set to be launched to the station next year.
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Last week, as part of the Astronomy on Tap program, Assistant Professor of Physics Manel Errando, and McDonnell Center Postdoctoral Fellow Andrea Gokus delivered talks on quasars and supermassive black holes at Urban Chestnut Brewery.
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LAST DAY TO APPLY!
MCSS Postdoctoral Fellowship Opening
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MCSS is hiring a postdoctoral fellow in the broad field of space sciences. We welcome applicants with interests in Astromaterials, Cosmochemistry, or Meteoritics; Experimental, Theoretical, or Observational Astrophysics; Planetary Science; Particle and Nuclear Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation; and Earth as a Planet. In their application materials, the candidate should describe their research interests and list potential collaborators from among the faculty fellows of the MCSS.
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Deadline is today, December 20, 2024.
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FINESST: Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology
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| FINESST solicits proposals from accredited U.S. universities and other eligible organizations for graduate student-designed and performed research projects that contribute to SMD's science, technology, and exploration goals.
Application Deadline: February 5, 2025
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| St. Louis Astronomical Society December Meeting
Robert Reeves, Lunar Photo of the Day
TONIGHT, Friday, December 20
7:30pm, McDonnell 162
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Compiled and edited by Alison Verbeck. Please send any contributions to alison@wustl.edu.
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