January 17, 2019
Wrangling the data to choose Mars landing sites
NASA has sent four rovers to Mars, and the fifth — the Mars 2020 Rover — is slated to launch in summer 2020 for an early 2021 arrival. Selecting …
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June 17, 2016
Down to Earth With: Planetary scientist Steven Squyres
Squyres already considered himself a scientist, and, with his father’s help, would conduct rudimentary experiments with a chemistry kit. By the …
August 2, 2012
Blogging on EARTH: Curious to watch Curiosity land on Mars?
Sunday night will bring excitement to households around the world, not only because of the Olympics (and the GEOlympics), but also because the …
January 5, 2012
Blogging on EARTH: Yellow submarine robot debuts at AGU meeting
It doesn’t look like a typical robot. About half a meter across and 9 meters long, a new, super-high-tech submarine ROV, unveiled Tuesday in San …