Imperial Valley News Center
NASA Invests in Shapeshifters, Biobots, Other Visionary Technology
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- Written by Gina Anderson
Washington, DC - NASA is investing in technology concepts that include meteoroid impact detection, space telescope swarms, and small orbital debris mapping technologies that may one day be used for future space exploration missions.
NASA Visualizes the Dance of a Melting Snowflake
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- Written by Carol Rasmussen
Pasadena, California - NASA has produced the first three-dimensional numerical model of melting snowflakes in the atmosphere. Developed by scientist Jussi Leinonen of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the model provides a better understanding of how snow melts can help scientists recognize the signature in radar signals of heavier, wetter snow -- the kind that breaks power lines and tree limbs -- and could be a step toward improving predictions of this hazard.
New Study Shows What Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Can Teach Us
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- Written by Jeanette Kazmierczak
Greenbelt, Maryland - The first interstellar object ever seen in our solar system, named ‘Oumuamua, is giving scientists a fresh perspective on the development of planetary systems. A new study by a team including astrophysicists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, calculated how this visitor from outside our solar system fits into what we know about how planets, asteroids and comets form.
NASA Accepting Applications for Mission Control Leaders
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- Written by Brandi Dean
Houston, Texas - How would you like to sit at the helm of human spaceflight, responsible for the success of missions and the highly trained teams of engineers and scientists that make them possible? NASA is hiring new flight directors for just this job at its mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Tax Time Guide: ‘Where’s My Refund?’ online tool answers commonly asked question
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The Internal Revenue Service today said that most tax refunds are issued in less than 21 days, although some may take longer. As of March 16, the IRS had already issued more than 61 million refunds averaging $2,960. Taxpayers can check the status of their refund online at IRS.gov by visiting the “Where’s My Refund?” tool or through the IRS2Go mobile app.
IRS encourages ‘Paycheck Checkup’ for taxpayers to check their withholding
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - Launching a special week of activities, the Internal Revenue Service today continued its effort to encourage taxpayers to do a “paycheck checkup” to make sure they have the right amount of tax taken out of their paychecks for their personal situation.
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