Special Release: Tribes, Trails, & Tailings
Science isn’t more important than the communities where you are researching. Paula Buchanan is always conscious of helping the communities that are affected by what she studies. And on a previous #ThirdPod ep, we spoke to indigenous scientists about working in their communities.
Read MoreMartian Meteorites Shed Light on Solar System’s Early Dynamics
Dante Lauretta is a professor of planetary sciences at the University of Arizona. Where do meteorites come from? Well, a lot of them come from Mars…:
Read MoreGlassy Nodules Pinpoint a Meteorite Impact
Dante Lauretta is waiting to get samples from Asteroid Bennu as part of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. In other asteroid news, scientists think a meteorite struck Chile’s Atacama Desert a long time ago- read why in Eos:
Read MoreBetween a Varnished Rock and a Hard Place
Dante Lauretta is principal investigator on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. How do you study space when you’re on Earth? Check out this Third Pod episode about how rocks in New Mexico can help us understand Mars:
Read MoreEjecta Discovered Near Site of Ancient Meteorite Impact
Dante Lauretta is currently working on getting samples back from Asteroid Bennu. Back on Earth, researchers in South Africa recently found the first signs of ejecta from a massive meteorite impact.
Read MoreEarthly Lava Tubes May Offer Insights into Extraterrestrial Life
Dante Lauretta’s first job at NASA was to search for extraterrestrial life- how cool is that?! This recent Eos article spotlights research done on Earth that gives us insight into potential life on Mars!
Read MoreAn Asteroid “Double Disaster” Struck Germany in the Miocene
Dante Lauretta is excited to be analyzing samples from Asteroid Bennu in 2 years! More recently, some scientists studying ground samples in Germany learned some cool stuff about 2 asteroids:
Read MoreMeet NASA’s Earth Science Division Director
Want to know more about what Karen St. Germain does in her role as Director of Earth Sciences at NASA? Check out this video about her on NASA’s YouTube channel!
Read MoreSatellite Recon
As Director of the Earth Sciences division at NASA, Karen St. Germain oversees lots of satellites that collect data to help us better understand the Earth. The September 2020 issue of Eos highlights some of these projects.
Read MoreCan Satellites Fill Gaps in Agricultural Water Monitoring?
The Earth Sciences division at NASA, which Karen St. Germain is the director of, works on groundbreaking research in Earth Science using satellites. One question scientists have been asking is whether satellites can help us monitor water usage- but research suggests that it might not be effective. David Shultz explains in this Eos article.
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