MS/HS. Earth’s Systems
Marcos Berríos receives astronaut "wings" from fellow Puerto Rican Joseph Acabá
"I hope to make you proud," says the new astronaut as he sends a message to Puerto Rico during an interview with El Nuevo Dia.
Houston, Texas - Recognizing the importance of representing Puerto Rico and the Latino community, Marcos Gabriel Berríos officially became a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut on Tuesday, with the opportunity to go, in the coming years, to the International Space Station (ISS) and be the first Puerto Rican to set foot on the moon.
"I hope to make you proud. Thank you for the support you have given me," Berríos said in an interview with El Nuevo Día shortly after the ceremony, speaking to Puerto Rico, to whose beaches he hopes to return for vacation in as soon as two weeks.
Hurricane Maria - Public Health and Prevention
More than a month since Maria hit Puerto Rico, there is still a lot of standing water and a large number of households with little or no access to potable water, which increases the possibility of diseases such as leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, dengue, zika and chikungunya. However, many of these diseases are preventable if citizens take the right precautions.
Puerto Rican astronaut Joseph Acabá arrives at the International Space Station
The Puerto Rican astronaut, Joseph Acabá, went into space where he will collaborate on the research conducted in the International Space Station (ISS).
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Nos queda mucho que hacer por el clima
Por: Amira C. Odeh Quiñones
Geógrafa, actualmente se encuentra realizando su maestría en Recursos Hídricos en la Universidad Austral de Chile.
En Marruecos se llevó a cabo COP22, la conferencia más importante del año donde los líderes del mundo discutieron cómo trabajar sobre el cambio climático. Esta culminó el viernes, 18 de noviembre de 2016 con aún mucho que trabajar en el tema.
Spectacular image of San Juan taken from space
A new image taken at 4:00 pm on March 2, 2016 as the International Space Station was above Puerto Rico, shows the San Juan metropolitan area with great detail.
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Puerto Rican scientists highlighted in “Physics Today”
Two recent issues of “Physics Today”, a physics journal published by the American Institute of Physics, highlights the work of three local scientists, Drs. Daniel Altschuler, Sixto González and Víctor Blanco.
The text is available in Spanish.
Science is All Around You: “Blood Moon”
Greetchen: “José, I’m almost speechless when I see the spectacular images you have shared with us”
José: “Greetchen, I’m glad you like them. Last month we were witnesses to the so called Red Moon (or Blood Moon). This event is part of a tetrad of total eclipses that will go on until next year.”
Using sounds to study astrophysics
Frequently, science teachers ask their students to draw a scientist so that they can get a sense of what students think and imagine about scientists. Thousands and thousands of drawings show the same stereotypical characteristics: a male scientist, white, dressed in a lab coat, usually a chemist mixing liquids and generating explosions, and a person that does not have any physical limitations.
Journey to the submarine volcanoes
A grupo of scientists sponsored by National Gepgraphic, University of Rhode Island and NOOA will be studying the submarine basin in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean sea, between Puerto Rico and Granada.
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