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Saving the Planet can be Exciting!
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2013/05/07 05:02 CDT | 1 comments
Planetary Radio for the week of May 6 visits the Planetary Defense Conference one last time to join a "tabletop" simulation of a killer asteroid threat.
We have a winner! The OSIRIS-REx asteroid's name is: Bennu!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/05/01 09:37 CDT
We received more than 8000 entries from all over the world in the Name That Asteroid contest, and we can finally announce the winner. The asteroid formerly known as 1999 RQ36 is now formally named (101955) Bennu, for a heron associated with the Egyptian god Osiris.
In Memory of Spirit, and Why Cuteness Matters
Posted by Melissa Rice on 2011/06/15 02:21 CDT
An analysis of "cuteness", and why it matters when talking about science.
The Martian Craters Asimov and Danielson
Posted by Ken Edgett on 2009/05/27 12:41 CDT | 2 comments
The Martian Craters Asimov and Danielson
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