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JPL Visit

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Sammy Keane The ability to visit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA is a once in a lifetime opportunity as it has very strict security monitoring anyone that comes in and out. While there is so much to look at and immerse yourself in, I was immediately captivated by the “Eyes on the Earth” program. Just at first glance, you see a l arge globe-light figure in the middle of the room that is simultaneously controlled by a touch screen projection that is showing Earth and basically all that inhabits it. Created first by video gamers, this downloadable app gives information on what each Satellite looks like and its movement in real-time from a global perspective in an immersive, 3-D environment. To help “Eyes on the Earth” take off and become the mastermind that it is today, software engineers, 3D artists, information architects, data processors, and many other professions came together to build this spectacular program.  The “Eyes on the Earth” program can be used...
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Blog #3 Mount Wilson History

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Sammy Keane History of Mount Wilson “Mount Wilson Observatory was founded in 1904 by George Ellery Hale, a pioneer in the field of astrophysics who studied chemical and physical processes in stars” (Space.com). The Mount Wilson Observatory is on top of Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains, overlooking Los Angeles. This incredible Observatory was where “Edwin Hubble used a telescope mirror over eight feet wide to made two discoveries that fundamentally changed our definition of the universe. First, he realized that some faint, fuzzy objects that perplexed astronomers for decades were in fact galaxies outside our own Milky Way. Then Hubble recognized that many of these galaxies were speeding away from us, indicating that the universe is expanding” (Atlas Obscura). This discovery profoundly changed how not only astronomers but everyone began to look at our world and universe.  Mount Wilson’s rich history also includes that of Albert Michelson. At mount Wilso...
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JPL Visit- Sophie Ungless

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Whenever I think of space, my mind always wanders to think about alien life, whether it be plants, animals, or other beings similar to us. When we watched the short film about our solar system and the places that could potentially support life, either now or in the past, my mind was going absolutely wild. Truth being told, my focus in regards to life off of Earth has been pointed at Mars because of all the missions to our neighboring planet that have been highlighted in the news. I had never thought about the fact that other planets’ moons could host life, until the video highlighted Europa.   According to NASA, a mission called “Galileo orbited Jupiter for almost eight years, and made close passes by all its major moons.” The satellite used its camera and other instruments on board that send back reports that determined that “Europa probably has a subsurface ocean with more water than the total amount found on Earth” (NASA). Since water is one of the three necessities...
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