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No Hangout This Week

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/18 10:54 CDT | 1 comments

Due to unusual travel circumstances, we won't be hosting a live hangout this week.

Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps

Saving the World: Shoemaker NEO Grant Winners Announced

Posted by Bruce Betts on 2013/04/17 09:02 CDT | 2 comments

What do the discovery of close fly by asteroid 2012 DA14 and the most productive near Earth object (NEO) follow-up tracking program in the world have in common? They were both made possible by Planetary Society Shoemaker NEO Grants. And, now, we again invest in the future and defending against the asteroid threat to Earth. NEO Shoemaker Award winners for 2013 announced.

Tides of light and ice: Water and rock made from snowmelt on Mars

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/17 01:29 CDT | 4 comments

A recently published paper proposes that much of the sedimentary rock on Mars formed during rare, brief periods of very slight wetness under melting snow.

This Week at The Planetary Defense Conference

Posted by Bruce Betts on 2013/04/16 11:52 CDT | 2 comments

Bruce Betts and The Planetary Society are at the International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference (PDC) in Flagstaff, Arizona. The PDC is held every two years and brings together world experts in saving the world from asteroid impact. The Planetary Society has long been a co-sponsor of the conference. The newest winners in our Shoemaker NEO Grants program will be announced on Wednesday a the conference.

What We're Doing About NASA's Planetary Science Budget Cut

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/16 05:43 CDT | 5 comments

All cylinders are firing here in the Society as we rev up a big response for the White House's NASA budget that proposes another $200 million cut to Planetary Science.