\n \n NOVAC Public Meeting\, Dr. L ori Feaga\, Exploring Activity in Volatile-Rich Small Bodies\, 4/14/2024\, 7:30 pm EDT \n
\nDr. Lori Feaga from the U niversity of Maryland Department of Astronomy will join us in person to di scuss her research exploring the activity of comets\, centaurs and asteroi ds during their orbits. Comets\, centaurs\, and asteroids are known to exh ibit activity during their orbits. The activity is typically driven by vol atile release induced by solar insolation.
\n\n \n NOVAC Public Meeti ng\, Dr. Dana Anderson\, Investigating the Chemical Ingredients that Make Planets\, 3/10/2024\, 7:30pm EST \n
\nDr. Dana Anderson from the Carnegie Institution for Science Earth a nd Planets Laboratory will join us in person to discuss her research explo ring how planet-forming gas and dust that surrounds young stars provides i nsight into the early development of planets and planetary systems\, inclu ding the Earth and our own solar system. Studying
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Craft \, Europa Clipper Mission update\, 2/11/2024\, 7:30pm EST \n \n \n \nDr. Kate Craft from the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory wi
ll bring us up-to-date on the Europa Clipper mission\, which will soon dis
embark on its journey to explore the intriguing moon Europa in the Jovian
system. Dr Craft is a member of the team responsible for maximizing the sc
ientific potential of the data that the
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\n \n NOVAC Public Meeting\, 1/14/24\, 7:30pm EST \n
\n \n \nJoin NOVAC as we welcome Dr. Kate Russo\, eclipse
chaser\, astronomy enthusiast\, and by profession\, noted psychologist. E
mbark on an interesting exploration of the human psyche with Kate\, founde
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\n \n \n \n \n \n NOVAC Public Meeting\, 12/10/23\, 7:30pm EST \n
\n \n \nJoin NOVAC as we welcome Dr. Sandrine Thomas\
, Project Scientist and Deputy Director for Rubin Observatory Construction
. Dr. Thomas will be updating us on the development and construction prog
ress of the Rubin Observatory and share the anticipation of grand\, new di
scoveries that will be coming soon. The Rubin Observatory\, an idea which
began in the
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Dr. Kate Craft from the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory wi ll bring us up-to-date on the Europa Clipper mission\, which will soon dis embark on its journey to explore the intriguing moon Europa in the Jovian system. Dr Craft is a member of the team responsible for maximizing the sc ientific potential of the data that the
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\nJoin NOVAC as we welcome Dr. Kate Russo\, eclipse chaser\, astronomy enthusiast\, and by profession\, noted psychologist. E mbark on an interesting exploration of the human psyche with Kate\, founde r of Being in the Shadow.< /p>\n
\n\n\n \n NOVAC Public Meeting\, 12/10/23\, 7:30pm EST \n
\nJoin NOVAC as we welcome Dr. Sandrine Thomas\ , Project Scientist and Deputy Director for Rubin Observatory Construction . Dr. Thomas will be updating us on the development and construction prog ress of the Rubin Observatory and share the anticipation of grand\, new di scoveries that will be coming soon. The Rubin Observatory\, an idea which began in the
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