Earthly 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 MoreFinal Frontier? The Evolution of Planetary Science Missions
Dante Lauretta has been working on the planetary mission OSIRIS-REx since 2004! Curious about other NASA planetary science missions? Check out this Third Pod episode with Fran Benegal:
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 MoreHubble Turns 25
Before Ed Weiler became the Associate Administrator at NASA, he was the chief scientist on the Hubble Telescope. Check out this Eos article from 2015 celebrating the Hubble’s 25th anniversary:
Read MoreFrom Athlete to Astronaut
Although Ed Weiler wasn’t an astronaut, he certainly helped many of them go to space. Check out this Third Pod interview from last year with Leland Melvin- who’s an athlete turned astronaut!
Read MoreTraining and Diversifying Space Project Principal Investigators
Want to be a leader at NASA like Ed Weiler was? Check out this Eos article about how NASA is working to diversify their leadership team:
Read MoreFinal Frontier? The Evolution of Planetary Science Missions
Ed Weiler worked on many projects throughout his career at NASA. Fran Baganel did too, and she discussed them with us on this Third Pod episode:
Read MoreHow Well Can the Webb Telescope Detect Signs of Exoplanet Life?
John Mather is currently preparing for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope later this year. James Webb is super powerful, but can it detect oxygen on other planets?
Read MoreFinal Frontier? The Evolution of Planetary Science Missions
John Mather has a pretty cool career trajectory at NASA- he even won a Nobel for it! Fran Bagenal had a cool career at NASA too- listen to Third Pod to see:
Read MoreTeaching the Art and Science of Getting Research Funding
Getting funding for a research project is hard- just ask John Mather. Here’s a nifty guide from Eos to help secure the funding you need:
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