Science

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Test Happening 5 p.m. Today!

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LANL News:

NASA’s DART spacecraft test is happening today and will impact around 5 p.m. (mountain time).

The DART Mission is an experiment to change the orbital path of an asteroid. A kinetic impactor will strike Dimorphos, a small asteroid orbiting a larger asteroid, Didymos.

The goal is to change the orbital path of Dimorphos.

Cathy Plesko, a Planetary Defense Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), explains the method they are testing to deflect the asteroid. If successful, Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos should change by about 10 minutes.

Scientists at Los Alamos National Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Space History Welcomes Graphic Artist Alika Arisumi To Staff

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Alika Arisumi

NMMSH News:

ALAMOGORDO — The New Mexico Museum of Space History has announced Alika Arisumi as its newest staff member. Arisumi, a long-time Alamogordo resident, began his new position July 25 as graphic artist at the museum.

Arisumi has always been passionate about graphic design. At the young age of 12, he was gifted with Photoshop software by his father and used it, not to edit photos, but to design creative works.

“We’re delighted to welcome Alika to the museum and look forward to him bringing his passion and talent for graphic arts to improving our exhibits and our facility,” Read More

LANL News Roundup For Week Of Sept. 19, 2022

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Science: Brewing beer at the speed of sound

Brewing beer might be a novelty at Los Alamos, but the physics of materials is a longstanding specialty. So, a Laboratory research team developed the SoniView acoustic sensor system to offer brewers a unique solution to a long-standing problem. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Sept. 19, 2022.

Celebrating 50 years of mission-essential research

For more than 50 years, the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center — the Laboratory’s linear accelerator Read More

Pajarito Astronomers Host Dark Night Star Party Tonight!

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Photo of the Triangulum Galaxy. Photo by Jeremy Best

Pajarito Astronomers News:

Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.

Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Spirio Soccer Fields tonight, Sept. 24 at Overlook Park in White Rock.

Arrive at nightfall for viewing, or around sunset for setting up. Jupiter and Saturn will be visible most of the night as well as lots of lovely stars, star clusters, and deep space objects. If arriving at Read More

International Space Hall Of Fame Inductee Held World Record For Longest Manned Spaceflight

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Valeri Polyakov watches from Mir as the Space Shuttle Discovery practices an approach maneuver in February 1995. The photo was taken by Vladimir Titov aboard the Space Shuttle. Courtesy/NASA

Valeri Polyakov was a cosmonaut from March 1972 until June 1995. He was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1996. Courtesy photo

NMMSH News:

ALAMOGORDO — International Space Hall of Fame Inductee Valeri Polyakov, the Russian cosmonaut who held the world record for the longest manned spaceflight, has passed away at the age of 80. The announcement was made by Roscosmos, Russia’s state Read More

Los Alamos-Based UbiQD And SICPA Expand Partnership On Anti-Counterfeit Security Inks

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Quantum dot ink solution emitting an orange glow under ultraviolet excitation. Courtesy/UbiQD

UBIQD News:

  • Newly developed quantum dot based security features present unique properties to combat counterfeiting and strengthen security applications

Los Alamos, NM and Lausanne, Switzerland—UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based nanotechnology company, and SICPA SA, a Swiss technology company and market leader in security inks, as well as a leading provider of secured authentication, identification, traceability and supply chain solutions, announced Monday the expansion of their partnership Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science To Host In Person Outreach Meeting For NASA Sun Research Mission

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NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE –The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) and other New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs divisions are part of a major NASA-funded educational outreach project, which is associated with a mission to study unexplored regions of the sun.  

From Monday, Sept. 26 through Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Museum will host the outreach team, which consists of representatives from six scientific and science education institutions across the Southwest, from NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission.  

“The New Mexico Read More

LANL News Roundup For Week Of Sept. 12, 2022

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People: Senior leader to retire from Los Alamos National Laboratory and embark on a new opportunity at Nevada National Security Site

Dave Funk, currently the senior director of the Advanced Sources and Detectors Project Office at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is retiring after more than 30 years at the Lab to embark on a new opportunity at Nevada National Security Site. Read full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Sept. 12, 2022. 

Building a community of engineers to support Mars exploration Read More

LANL: September Installment Of The Periodic Table At Bathtub Row Brewing In Central Park Square

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Is it turtles all the way down? Find out at this month’s Periodic Table, ‘On the backs of turtles’ with featured guests LANL archaeologist Cyler Conrad and isotope geochemist Jeremy Inglis. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Is it turtles all the way down? Find out at this month’s Periodic Table, “On the backs of turtles” with featured guests Los Alamos National Laboratory archaeologist Cyler Conrad and isotope geochemist Jeremy Inglis 5:30-7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19 at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op, 163 Central Park Square.

Conrad, who focuses on human-animal and human-environment interaction, and Read More