NASA Pluto Probe to Wake From Hibernation Next MonthSpace.com… study the geology and topography of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, map the two objects’ surface compositions and temperatures, study Pluto’s atmosphere and search for undiscovered moons and rings in…
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Philae's 64 hours of comet science yield rich data – Nature.com
Nature.com Philae’s 64 hours of comet science yield rich dataNature.comAlex covers Earth and planetary sciences, with a little dabbling in astronomy. She studied geology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and science communication at the University of California, Santa Cruz.…
Indiana State students present research at international conference – Indiana State University
Indiana State University Indiana State students present research at international conferenceIndiana State UniversityThe society is a global professional organization that promotes the latest research and education in earth and planetary science. Many of the undergraduate students and all of the…
Friday Poll: What should be our next big step in space exploration? – CNET
CNET Friday Poll: What should be our next big step in space exploration?CNETAn independent project called Mars One would love to be the first manned mission to the Red Planet, but it’s more likely an established space agency like NASA…
Outdoors briefs – Laramie Boomerang
Outdoors briefsLaramie BoomerangA former tenured research scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Sims uses isotopic and chemical tracers to study geologic processes in the Earth and other planetary bodies, the release states. He is an avid climber and has been…
NASA Spacecraft "at Pluto's Doorstep" 3 Billion Miles from Earth –Poised for … – The Daily Galaxy (blog)
Daily Mail NASA Spacecraft “at Pluto’s Doorstep” 3 Billion Miles from Earth –Poised for …The Daily Galaxy (blog)Between now and then, while the Pluto-bound probe enjoys three more weeks of electronic slumber, work on Earth is well under way to…
Comet probe may shed light on Earth's past – Science News for Students
Comet probe may shed light on Earth’s pastScience News for StudentsHe’s the Rosetta project scientist at the European Space Agency’s Science and Technology Center in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Studying the geology and chemistry of comets, he says, could give clues…
Comet probe may shed light on Earth's past – Science News for Students
USA TODAY Comet probe may shed light on Earth’s pastScience News for StudentsHe’s the Rosetta project scientist at the European Space Agency’s Science and Technology Center in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Studying the geology and chemistry of comets, he says, could…
Comet probe may shed light on Earth's past – Science News for Students
Mirror.co.uk Comet probe may shed light on Earth’s pastScience News for StudentsHe’s the Rosetta project scientist at the European Space Agency’s Science and Technology Center in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Studying the geology and chemistry of comets, he says, could give…
Comet probe may shed light on Earth's past – Science News for Students
Fox News Comet probe may shed light on Earth’s pastScience News for StudentsHe’s the Rosetta project scientist at the European Space Agency’s Science and Technology Center in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Studying the geology and chemistry of comets, he says, could…