Blog Archive

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.

CEO Bill Nye Joins NASA Advisory Council on Education and Public Outreach

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/25 06:25 CDT | 7 comments

Planetary Society CEO, Bill Nye, just joined the NASA Advisory Council for Education.

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.

Awesome interactive solar system exploration history infographic

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/25 11:26 CDT | 2 comments

Check out this absolutely wonderful infographic, produced by Olaf Frohn, that summarizes the entire history of solar system exploration.

House NASA Budget Hearing Live-blog

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/24 12:59 CDT | 3 comments

Live blog of comments and analysis from the House Science Committee's hearing on NASA's 2014 Budget.

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.