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Stephanie Suarez
Address: 77004Email: suarez.steph@utexas.eduInstitution Name: University of HoustonDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Technical: Martian Meteorites, Meteorites, Martian Magmatism and Volcanism, General Mars info, Geology specifically petrology, geochemistry, geochronology but can cover other topics upon request Nontechnical:...
Prof. Ali Bramson
Address: 47907Email: bramsona@purdue.eduInstitution Name: Purdue UniversityDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: ice on Mars, surfaces of planets, working with spacecraft data, my career path, being a woman in science
Season Interrupted: Vincent Esparza misses his band of brothers
The Granada Hills Kennedy ace built a bond last summer with an All-Star team that traveled to Chicago; even with the cancellation of the baseball season he vows, 'Everyone will...
Astronomers measure solar corona's magnetic field
Astronomers have successfully measured the shape of the magnetic field in the solar corona, the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.
Chance of finding young Earth-like planets higher than previously thought
Research from the University of Sheffield has found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than previously thought.
Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops?
New instruments can generate maps of neutron stars in unprecedented detail, but physicists are still trying to figure out what lies beneath the surface. (NASA, NICER, GSFC's CI Lab/)The Earth is a balmy...
Spying a rare 'ring of fire' around Venus at inferior conjunction
Amazing things happen in the day-to-day sky that often go unnoticed during our normal routine. Just such a curious 'non-event' happened this week, when Venus reached inferior conjunction between the...
RACE dashboard now available
The coronavirus pandemic constitutes an unprecedented challenge with severe societal and socio-economic consequences. In order to shed new light on these changes taking place, ESA and the European Commission have...
Strawberry Moon Friday comes with a twist for part of world
June's mild weather may draw more people outside to spend some time under the stars, and stargazers that look to the heavens Friday will be greeted by a full Strawberry...
Astronomers unveil the magnetic field of the solar corona
While the world has been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have been hard at work studying the solar corona, the...
Earth from Space: Colourful Queensland
Video: 00:03:02 This week's edition of the Earth from Space programme features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image over part of Channel Country – a pastoral region located mostly in southwest Queensland, Australia.See also Colourful Queensland, Australia to...
Arctic Circle oil spill
Image: Images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission show the extent of the Arctic Circle oil spill
Moses Milazzo
Address: 86004Email: moses@otherorb.netInstitution Name: Other Orb LLCDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: PLANETS Planetary Science science content
David Mitchell
Address: 94720Email: mitchell@ssl.berkeley.eduInstitution Name: UC BerkeleyDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: MAVEN - Solar energetic inputs
Jeff Moore
Address: 94035Email: jeff.moore@nasa.govInstitution Name: NASA ARCDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: New Horizons - Charon
Jack Mustard
Address: 2912Email: John_Mustard@brown.eduInstitution Name: Brown UnivDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Mars Express (MEX) - Martian Surface Minerals (OMEGA)
Robert Nelson
Address: 91109Email: robert.w.nelson@jpl.nasa.govInstitution Name: JPLDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Opportunity - MER Chief Engineer
Cathy Olkin
Address: 80302Email: colkin@boulder.swri.eduInstitution Name: SwRI -- BoulderDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: New Horizons - MU69 FlybyNew Horizons - Pluto Flyby
Alex Parker
Address: 80302Email: alexharrisonparker@gmail.comInstitution Name: SwRI -- BoulderDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: New Horizons - MU69
Noah Petro
Address: 20771Email: noah.e.petro@nasa.govInstitution Name: GSFCDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) - LRO Primary POC, Lunar geology
Jeff Plaut
Address: 91109Email: jeffrey.j.plaut@jpl.nasa.govInstitution Name: JPLDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Mars Express (MEX) - Inside Martian Polar Caps (MARSIS)
Carol Polanskey
Address: 91109Email: carol.a.polanskey@jpl.nasa.govInstitution Name: JPLDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Dawn - Science instruments, planning, and operations for small-bodies missions
Readers ask about dust in space, playgrounds, and COVID-19
Not your bookshelf’s dust Dust may explain why the star Betelgeuse suddenly dimmed in 2019, Lisa Grossman reported in “Betelgeuse is not about to explode” (SN: 4/11/20, p. 6). Reader Steve Ostrom was intrigued...
Paul Hayne
Address: 80309Email: Paul.Hayne@Colorado.eduInstitution Name: University of Colorado BoulderDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) - Volatiles
Jim Head
Address: 2912Email: James_Head@brown.eduInstitution Name: Brown UnivDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Mars Express (MEX) - Geology of Mars (HRSC)Mars Express (MEX) - Martian Glaciers and Paleoclimates (HRSC); Lunar volcanism; Venus geologic history
Chris Hersman
Address: 20723Email: chris.hersman@jhuapl.eduInstitution Name: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU/APL)Division: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: New Horizons - Spacecraft
David Hinson
Address: 94043Email: dhinson@seti.orgInstitution Name: SETIDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: Mars Express (MEX) - Atmosphere of Mars (MaRS, Radio Science)
Shin Huh
Address: 91109Email: shin.m.huh@jpl.nasa.govInstitution Name: JPLDivision: Planetary ScienceArea of Expertise: MRO Chief Engineer