Earth to Space Call: NASA Leaders to Speak with Station Astronauts December 30, 2024 NASA leaders will participate in a live media teleconference with the astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, January 2, 2025, at 2:05 p.m. EST to discuss recent science highlights, current research, and future plans for the orbiting laboratory. The … Read more
NASA Remembers President Carter for His Support of Space Exploration (Houston, TX) — NASA is deeply saddened by the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on February 18, 2023, at the age of 98. President Carter was a strong advocate for space exploration and played a key role in shaping NASA’s programs during … Read more
What’s Up: January 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA Posted: 2024-12-30 16:59 Get ready for an exciting month of skywatching in January 2025! NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has released its monthly skywatching tips, highlighting upcoming celestial events and providing tips on how to best observe them. January 3: Quadrantids Meteor Shower The Quadrantids meteor shower … Read more
Sols 4402-4415: Rover Decks and Sequence Calls for the Holidays By Abigail Fraeman, NASA’s Mars Exploration Program December 30, 2024 As the holiday season approaches on Earth, NASA’s Perseverance rover team is hard at work preparing for a quiet period of operations on Mars. The rover will spend Sols 4402-4415 (December 25, 2024 – January … Read more
FRB Publishes Paper on Trend-Cycle Decomposition and Forecasting Using Bayesian Multivariate Unobserved Components Date: December 30, 2024 Title: Trend-Cycle Decomposition and Forecasting Using Bayesian Multivariate Unobserved Components Authors: Alejandro Badel José-Víctor Ríos-Rull Jaume Ventura Objective: The paper presents a new methodology for trend-cycle decomposition and forecasting of economic time series using Bayesian multivariate unobserved components … Read more
I am unable to access real-time information, including news articles, and my knowledge cutoff is April 2023. Therefore, I do not have information about the article you mentioned from the Department of State titled “Belize – Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution” with a publication date of 2024-12-30 00:00. For the most up-to-date travel information, please … Read more
U.S. Department of State Issues Level 3 Travel Advisory for Guatemala December 30, 2024 The U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 3: Reconsider Travel advisory for Guatemala, effective immediately. This advisory is an upgrade from the previous Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Reasons for the Advisory: The level 3 advisory has been issued … Read more
DOD Announces Additional Aid for Ukraine, Assesses 1,000 North Korean Casualties in Russia’s Kursk Region December 30, 2024 – The United States Department of Defense (DOD) announced today a new aid package for Ukraine, including additional military equipment and financial assistance. The package, valued at approximately $2.5 billion, brings the total U.S. aid to Ukraine … Read more
Austin, Biden Laud Former President Carter’s Leadership, Humanity By Defense.gov December 30, 2024 Washington, D.C. – President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III lauded the leadership and humanity of former President Jimmy Carter on the occasion of his 99th birthday. In a statement, President Biden praised Carter’s “extraordinary life of service … Read more
Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., 21st National Guard Bureau Chief, Dies at 96 Washington, D.C. – Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., who served as the 21st Chief of the National Guard Bureau, passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 96. General Temple was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October … Read more