Technology Today Fall 2018

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Understanding How to Deflect Dangerous Space Rubble
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SwRI Scientists Process STEREO Data, Revealing Corona Structure
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On-site Chemical Weapons Destruction

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Robots in the Real World
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New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

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SwRI conducted computational analysis of a projectile impacting a simulated asteroid. This crater side view of the impacted pumice target shows strain and radiating cracks. Colors provide a quantitative value of the damage to the target. Red indicates the most damage, while blue indicates undamaged rock.