Blog Archive
Planetary Society Hangout: A Day in the Life of the Opportunity Rover with Emily Dean
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/05/09 02:20 CDT | 1 comments
Thursday, May 9th, at noon PDT/3pm EDT/1900h UTC, we are joined by Emily Dean, who works on the camera team for the Opportunity rover on Mars.
Thoughts on Kiera Wilmot: Mentor curiosity to create future scientists
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/05/03 12:30 CDT | 30 comments
Please bear with me -- this blog entry has nothing to do with planets but a lot to do with society. For the last two days, my Twitter feed has been roiling with outrage about the story of Kiera Wilmot.
Curiosity on Mars - Design, Planning, and the First Mars Year of Operations
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/26 04:14 CDT | 13 comments
Last month, I formally entered a new phase of my career: I signed my first book contract. I'll be writing a book about the Curiosity mission through its prime mission, for Springer-Praxis.
An Amazing Evening for Planetary Defense
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2013/04/23 07:12 CDT | 1 comments
Bill Nye, Bruce Betts, Mat Kaplan, Meteorite Man Geoffrey Notkin and stars of planetary science at the Planetary Defense Conference public event in Flagstaff.
Send Us Your Sequestration Stories
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/03/15 04:36 CDT | 3 comments
Are you a scientist or student that has felt an impact from sequestration? Tell us your story.
A post about International Women's Day
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/03/08 11:22 CST | 7 comments
Today, March 8, is International Women's Day, about which I have conflicting feelings.
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