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Robot Photographers Tour the Solar System

A new book showcases photos from rovers and space probes

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Robot Photographers Tour the Solar System
Photo: NASA/JPL/UMD/Michael Benson/Kinetikon Pictures
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Photo: NASA GSFC/Michael Benson/Kinetikon Pictures
The Solar Dynamics Observatory was launched in 2010 as part of NASA’s Living With a Star Program. The observatory is studying our sun’s magnetic field and the solar activity (such as flares and coronal mass ejections) that can interfere with electrical and telecommunication networks on Earth. This image shows the solar corona and magnetic loops during an eclipse of the sun by the Earth.

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The InstituteTopicDecember 2023MagazineArticleTypeClimate Tech

IEEE President’s Note: Young Technologists Grow Their Careers With IEEE

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An excavator with no human inside and sensors on its roof picks up a large rock and places it on a partially completed rock wall.
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: Tap Finger, Move Mountain

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Farewell, Philip E. Ross
CareersTopicDecember 2023MagazineTypeOpinion

Farewell, Philip E. Ross

2 min read