Five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, are set to appear in alignment with the crescent moon Tuesday night. The planetary alignment is anticipated to be visible in the night sky next to the moon. These five planets last aligned back in 2004, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In an interview with Good Morning ...
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Mars, Jupiter Conjunction To Be Visible In Weekend Skies
Mars and Jupiter are set to be visible in the pre-dawn sky this weekend in an event known to astronomers as a conjunction, where the two planets appear close together. During this Memorial Day weekend, sky gazers can catch a glimpse of the two planets as they appear 20 degrees above the horizon in the eastern-southeastern sky against the constellation ...
Read More »JPL Operated Orbiter Photographs Evidence Of Mars Lander
A Nasa mission to orbit and photograph Mars caught images of a Mars lander that arrived on the planet’s surface earlier this week, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A Nasa mission to orbit and photograph Mars caught images of a Mars lander that arrived on the planet’s surface earlier ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Resident Discusses Work At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
Ed. Note: KHTS AM-1220 recently learned more than 400 Jet Propulsion Lab employees — 440 to be precise — live in the Santa Clarita Valley. These scientists, engineers and technicians from the SCV help further our understanding of science, technology and our universe with missions that look at questions such as whether Mars could have ever sustained small life forms. ...
Read More »A Santa Clarita Connection At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
Ed. Note: KHTS AM-1220 recently learned more than 400 Jet Propulsion Lab employees — 440 to be precise — live in the Santa Clarita Valley. These scientists, engineers and technicians from the SCV help further our understanding of science, technology and our universe with missions that look at questions such as whether Mars could have ever sustained small life forms. Over ...
Read More »Valley View Students Learn About Mars Through Rover Demonstration
Two local JPL employees gave Valley View Elementary students a hands-on way to learn about Mars rovers and exploration during special assemblies on Wednesday. Jennifer Trosper and Dennis young will be visiting four local schools this week.
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