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Month in Space Pictures: Cosmic Penguin and Playing Mars 

A really big rocket, a sports car circles the Earth and more of the month's best space photos. See them all here. 

HIAD Aeroshell: Protecting Critical Engines in Harsh Environments The longevity and reliability of engines operating in extreme conditions – such as those found during space exploration – are paramount. Traditional fuel system protection methods often fall short, leaving critical components vulnerable to corrosion and oxidation. This is where the innovative HIAD (Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic…

Curiosity Daily Podcast: International Internet Languages (w/ Gretchen McCulloch), Chances of Rain, and Mars in Spain

Learn about how you can go on a simulated mission to Mars (in Spain); and, what the weather forecast really means when it says there’s a chance of rain. You’ll also learn about how people around the world talk differently online, with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

You Can Go on a Simulated Mission to Mars in Spain — https://curiosity.im/323VOnb 

Here's What a Chance of Rain Really Means — https://curiosity.im/2KLZMuS 

Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:

“Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amzn.to/31vlUiY

Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC

Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/

Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/

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From NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day; August 29, 2018:

Living the Mars Life on Mauna Loa

If you were on Mars—or on a volcano in Hawaii—cooped up in a small geodesic habitat with five coworkers for several months, there is a good chance you would jump at the opportunity to get outside and explore. That is one of the lessons of Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), a long-duration mission designed to help mission planners understand what astronauts living for long periods in cramped quarters on Mars would need to thrive.

The habitat sits on the northern slope of Mauna Loa, Hawaii’s largest volcano. Perched about 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) above sea level at an abandoned quarry site, it is located in a barren area with almost no vegetation and spectacular views of overlapping lava flows of various shades of black, brown, red, and orange.

The site was chosen based on its relative remoteness and its similarities to terrain on Mars. The red planet has large, gently sloping shield volcanoes with exposed lava flows that are geologic cousins to Mauna Loa. The image above, captured by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows the habitat nestled amid fields of contrasting lava flows. The youngest flows are dark black; older, more weathered flows are shades of gray, brown, and red.