Blog Archive
FINDS Exo-Earths Starts Up: Testing the Prototype
Posted by Debra Fischer on 2009/10/30 12:00 CDT | 2 comments
The prototype that Julien constructed in the lab was taken to Lick Observatory, and we had our first-light run with the fiber in July.
Phobos Grunt including Phobos LIFE Delayed Until 2011
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2009/09/21 12:00 CDT
Astropulse: A Fresh Look at the Skies in Search of E.T.
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2009/08/27 12:00 CDT
Canto IV: A Cog in the Wheel, a New Star in the Sky
Posted by David Seal on 2009/06/06 01:02 CDT
David Seal talks about his experience working with Kevin Beurle.
Grant Winners at the Planetary Defense Conference
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2009/05/05 12:00 CDT
Posted by Jim Bell on 2009/05/04 12:46 CDT
Jim Bell describes his proposal to join the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Cameras science team.
Updates on the 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2009/04/27 12:00 CDT
Our 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant winners have been extremely busy over the past two years. Take for example Quanzhi Ye of Guangzhou, China: He was only 18 when he received the award but already the principal investigator of the sky survey at the Lulin Observatory in Taiwan.
Mars Climate Sounder Gives First Warning of a Major "Dust Event"
Posted by David Kass on 2009/03/31 12:00 CDT
Shoemaker Grant Recipient Co-Discovers Comet Lulin
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2009/02/24 11:00 CST
LIFE Experiment Module Passes Vibration and Impact Tests
Posted by Mark Gelfand on 2008/10/15 12:00 CDT
Quake Catcher Network: SETI@home Spinoff Tracks Earth-Shakers
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2008/09/28 12:00 CDT
With Only Months to Delivery, Work Intensifies on LIFE Experiment
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2008/09/15 12:00 CDT
Phobos LIFE Experiment Designs Finalized, Hardware in Production, Important Partnerships Established
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2008/07/31 12:00 CDT
Updates on the 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2008/06/27 12:00 CDT
New Developments on the Road to Cosmos 2
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2008/06/23 12:00 CDT
Mars Climate Sounder Collects 20 Millionth Sounding
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2008/03/10 12:00 CDT
Last week Mars Climate Sounder collected its 20 millionth sounding at Mars. Mars Climate Sounder is scanning without problems, collecting science observations of the atmosphere of Mars. Mars Climate Sounder has now been observing Mars for over 17 months (three quarters of a Mars year and also approximately three quarters of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter primary science mission).











