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Welcome to Mars, MAVEN and MOM!

Welcome to Mars, MAVEN and MOM!

by Ben Montet | Sep 23, 2014 | Current Events

Meet Mars’ two newest moons, MAVEN and MOM.

Instruments selected for Mars 2020, NASA’s latest rover

Instruments selected for Mars 2020, NASA’s latest rover

by Joseph O'Rourke | Sep 9, 2014 | Current Events

NASA recently revealed the scientific instruments for Mars 2020, the next Mars rover and the first step in an ambitious sample return campaign.

AAS digital switch a long time coming?

by Nathan Sanders | Jun 7, 2014 | Current Events

The AAS will no longer print physical copies of its flagship journals the ApJ and AJ. What does this mean for our field?

The Spitzer Space Telescope: An Uncertain Future

The Spitzer Space Telescope: An Uncertain Future

by Ben Montet | Jun 3, 2014 | Current Events

Ten years after launch, financial problems may mean the demise of the Spitzer space telescope. Today, we review its history and discuss its possible future.

Under Further Review

Under Further Review

by Ben Montet | Apr 7, 2014 | Current Events

Last week, NASA held the 2014 astrophysics senior review in Washington, the results of which will determine the fate of 11 missions.

Life, the Universe and Everything Explained

Life, the Universe and Everything Explained

by Chris Faesi | Apr 1, 2014 | Classics, Current Events, Daily Paper Summaries

Why resort to complicated theories that involve mysterious, unknown forces and states of matter? The geocentric model of the Universe nicely explains 1st century C.E. data.

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