Launching Tonight: A Mission to the Best Planet (Mercury)
The new probe improves on several aspects of its predecessor MESSENGER, said Sean Solomon, director of Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and MESSENGER principal investigator.
New Data Science Method Makes Charts Easier to Read at a Glance
“Pixel Approximate Entropy” quantifies visual complexity by providing a score that automatically identifies difficult charts. The technique could help users in emergency settings to read data at a glance and make better decisions faster.