Planetary Society Weekly Hangout: Programming in the Sciences

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/03 02:30 CDT

Thursday, Apr 4th at noon PDT/1900 UTC we continue our weekly Live Hangouts. Join us this week with Chase Million, founder of Million Concepts, a company devoted to providing high-quality code to scientists.

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Robot Shaming

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/03 11:14 CDT | 2 comments

Some silly fun to brighten your Wednesday.

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MarsFest 2013: Mars in the Mojave

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/02/26 01:14 CST | 1 comments

From March 1st - 3rd I'll be representing the Planetary Society at the 2nd annual MarsFest, located in Death Valley National Park.

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New Contest: Name the Moons of Pluto!

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/02/11 11:41 CST | 15 comments

The discoverers of Pluto's fourth and fifth moons are inviting the public to vote on (and write in candidates for) their formal names. Voting closes in two weeks.

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Tell Us How Planetary Science Is Cheap, Be Entered to Win

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/02/06 07:03 CST

Submit an entry comparing the cost of Planetary Science at NASA to...anything. You'll be entered to win a prize. Exploring the solar system costs less than many people think, let's give everyone food for thought.

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We didn't start the science

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/02/04 03:52 CST | 1 comments

Asteroid astronomer Andy Rivkin has posted to YouTube his own awesome version of "We Didn't Start the Fire" -- with planetary science lyrics.

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