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People Calling Their Representatives is Actually Working!

People Calling Their Representatives is Actually Working!

by | Jul 14, 2025 |

The people in your life who work in Space Science are not ok. Approach us with caution, bring snacks, and know we will ask you to call your congress people… because calling your congress people seems to be working. I have a bit of good news: On Jul 9, the Senate Committee on Appropriations did a markup on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations act. To quote from their meeting, “The bill provides $33.9 billion for science agencies NASA and the National Science Foundation. For NASA the bill reflects an ambitious approach to space exploration prioritizing the...

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Vibrant Auroras shine on Mars

Vibrant Auroras shine on Mars

by | Jul 4, 2024 |

The purple color in this video shows auroras on Mars’ nightside as detected by the ultraviolet instrument aboard NASA’s MAVEN orbiter between May 14 and 20, 2024. The brighter the purple, the more auroras that were present. Credit: NASA/University of...

Ep. 2.24: JWST Reveals Star Formation Details

Ep. 2.24: JWST Reveals Star Formation Details

by | Jul 3, 2024 |

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including Mars Perseverance Rover fords an ancient river, black holes sometimes form like baby stars, and this week's tales from the launch pad. We also look in detail at how JWST images...

Mars Rover Finds Way To Ford Ancient River

Mars Rover Finds Way To Ford Ancient River

by | Jul 2, 2024 |

a map of Percy's path The Perseverance rover has been making its way along the coast line of a long dried up river that once allowed water to drain from Jezero Crater.  Today, the Neretva Vallis river channel isn’t just dry, it’s filled with sand dunes… And Sand Dunes...

Closer Look: Humanity’s Return to the Moon

Closer Look: Humanity’s Return to the Moon

by | Jun 23, 2024 |

I am a post-Apollo baby. Throughout my entire career, I’ve listened to the stories from senior researchers about how they watched men walk on the moon and thus became astronomers or planetary scientists. Me… I watched science fiction and decided if I wasn’t going to...

Calculating Pluto’s Oceans

Calculating Pluto’s Oceans

by | Jun 20, 2024 |

While amazing data is the start of amazing research, it takes a lot of calculations and models to truly understand what the data mean.  Nine years after the New Horizons mission flew past Pluto and discovered it has mountains of ice, and a strangely cracked landscape,...

Lucy’s Discovered Dinkinesh Throws Rocks

Lucy’s Discovered Dinkinesh Throws Rocks

by | Jun 20, 2024 |

We often find ourselves saying that science moves at that rate of technology. With new telescopes and spacecraft we can get new views on the universe. And some of them are weirdly unexpected. Back in November 2023, the Lucy mission flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh on...