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Megaripple Migration Offers Insights Into Martian Atmosphere

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Large, bright-toned ripples in the sand within Proctor Crater on Mars. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

AGU News:

Scientists show for the first time that large sand ripples known as megaripples are migrating on Mars, according to a new study. The findings suggest Mars’s dusty surface might be much more active than previously suspected, offering clues about the Red Planet’s poorly understood atmosphere.

Sand dunes and ripples are typical features of deserts on both Earth and Mars. Megaripples are distinguished from smaller ripples by the coarser sand grains that gather


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Take Guided ‘Tour’ Of SuperCam On New Mars Rover

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Mars Technica podcast gives listeners a virtual peek inside the most versatile instrument aboard the Perseverance rover. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
  • Mars Technica is a new, limited- series podcast where experts talk about the science behind the Mars Perseverance mission.
NASA’s new Perseverance rover, which just started its seven-month journey to Mars, carries on board what is likely the most versatile instrument ever created to understand the planet’s past habitability: SuperCam—and a new podcast will tell listeners all about it.
“SuperCam sits on the rover’s mast and has a laser that

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Santa Fe Activist Shares Hiroshima Day Recollections

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Photograph of Hiroshima shortly after the dropping of the atomic bomb. Photo by Shiegeo Hayashi

Stephen Fox

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it dropped an atomic bomb  on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout.

On Aug. 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton


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Moment Caught On Film Becomes Historic Photo

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A moment in history: In 1992, LANL Director Siegfried Hecker and VNIIEF Scientific Director Yuli Khariton shake hands on an airfield in Russia. Photograph by Vladimir Shmakov

Vladimir Shmakov, photographer of the historic photograph. Courtesy photo.

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos Historical Society

In 2018, Russian scientist Vladimir Shmakov walked past the doors of the library for the Physics and Mathematics department at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center for Technical Physics (VNIITF). A display of new books caught his attention. It included a two-volume set of Doomed to Cooperate,


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World Futures: Distance Learning And Teaching – Part Three

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute

Learning is a process controlled by the learner, at least when the learner is exposed to learning material.

Every day we experience exposure to real learning material through sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. We might add vestibular and proprioception, to add some big words as the list goes on.

Real learning occurs when we personally experience something and create some code in our brains. If this is real learning, is there artificial learning?

As an argument one can say that learning is the receipt of information and its transformation


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ProjectY Celebrates International Day Of Coworking Aug. 10

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projectY cowork News:

  • The Los Alamos Community Encouraged to Work Together at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op Outdoor Patio, Following COVID-Safe Guidelines 

projectY cowork Los Alamos announced today that it will co-host a free coworking day Monday, Aug. 10 at the outdoor patio of Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op to celebrate the International Day of Coworking.

The community is encouraged to participate in this day, which promotes working solo (but not alone), from noon to 4 p.m. while also supporting other local businesses.  

“The event is open to the community for all who are working remotely during


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Los Alamos Historical Society Membership Campaign Underway … Become Part Of An Organization Dedicated To Preserving The History Of The Town That Changed The World

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Board Member Sharon Snyder cuts the cake on the 50th anniversary of the Los Alamos Historical Society, which preserves, promotes and communicates the remarkable history and inspiring stories of Los Alamos and its people for the community, global audience and future generations. Courtesy/LAHS

By WENDY M. HOFFMAN
Secretary
LAHS Board of Directors

Los Alamos Historical Society’s annual membership campaign is underway. It’s a chance to become part of an organization dedicated to preserving the history of the town that changed the world.

Our history, however, doesn’t focus only on the events


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Catch Of The Week: Avoiding Scam Calls

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By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Your cell phone rings, someone claiming to be from Verizon account services is on the other end of the line. They are calling to let you know that your account service is going to be discontinued or suspended unless you can update your information – right now.

They might request your PIN, the code that secures your account from unauthorized changes. What should you do? Hang up, and immediately block the number. If they call back from a different number, block that, too. This is likely the first step in an elaborate and painful scam known as SIM swapping.

What is a SIM card


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LANL Builds SuperCam For Latest Mars Rover

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A rendering of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech

SuperCam Lead Scientist Roger Wiens

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Roger Wiens is Los Alamos National Laboratory’s lead scientist on SuperCam, the instrument that sits atop the new Mars Rover Perseverance. He spoke with the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday about LANL’s role developing Supercam and the mission of the new Mars rover. Perseverance launched this morning at 6 a.m. on its journey to Mars. It will land Feb.18, 2021.

Perseverance joins NASA’s Curiosity Rover, launched about


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