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.
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.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/05/02 07:00 CDT | 2 comments
Note the special time! In this week's Planetary Society hangout at 5pm PDT / midnight UTC, I'll talk with MESSENGER deputy principal investigator Larry Nittler about what MESSENGER has accomplished in its prime and extended missions at Mercury, and what it stands to do if awarded a mission extension.
Planetary Society Hangout: Naming Bennu, with Mike Puzio and Dante Lauretta
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/05/01 09:51 CDT | 2 comments
In this week's Hangout, Emily Lakdawalla hosted Mike Puzio and Dante Lauretta in a discussion about the naming of OSIRIS-REx' asteroid target.
Planetary Society Weekly Hangout: 2014 NASA Budget Update and Planetary Defense Conference Recap
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/25 12:44 CDT | 3 comments
We take your questions on the 2014 NASA Budget, the Planetary Defense Conference, and Mars One.
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.
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