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Northern Arizona University working to understand even more about space

Posted by Author on Source on January 6, 2021

DAPS undergrad, and NAU/NASA Space Grant Intern, Stephanie Martinez, authored this article for the Arizona Daily Sun.

Northern Arizona University working to understand even more about space

Filed Under: Astronomy and Planetary Science

What the first new moon rocks in decades can tell us

Posted by Author on Source on December 22, 2020

Mark Loeffler and Christopher Edwards appear in this Mashable article about the Chinese lunar sample return mission:

What the first new moon rocks in decades can tell us.

Filed Under: Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU planetary scientist named key partner on NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission

Posted by Author on Source on December 2, 2020

The relatively tiny Trailblazer satellite, which will measure just 3.5 meters in length with its solar panels fully deployed, will spend more than a year orbiting the Moon at a height of 100 kilometers, scanning it with two instruments on board. Christopher Edwards, assistant professor in NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, will contribute to the instrumentation being developed for the satellite: a visible-shortwave infrared imaging spectrometer built by JPL… Read more

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NAU chemical physicist to collaborate with Lowell scientist on NASA-funded study of Saturn’s moon Titan

Posted by Author on Source on November 23, 2020

Scientists say Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the only body in the solar system besides Earth with liquid on its surface. However, chemical elements behave very differently there in the extremely cold and dense atmosphere, with a temperature of minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit. For example, water forms Titan’s bedrock while methane acts much like water does on Earth—it flows, evaporates and rains down on Titan to form rivers, lakes and seas.

. .… Read more

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President’s Prize, Gold Axe recipients, Distinguished Seniors honored at 2020 virtual ceremony

Posted by Author on Source on October 30, 2020

DAPS Senior Brittany Harvison is the CEFNS Distinguished Senor.

Read the full article here.

Filed Under: Astronomy, Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU astronomers discover activity on distant planetary object; findings lead to reclassification of Centaur as comet

Posted by Author on Source on October 28, 2020

Panstarrs digital image
This new image of C/2014 OG392 (PANSTARRS) and its extensive coma combines many digital images into a single 7,700 second exposure. The dashed lines are star trails caused by the long exposure. Images captured October 14, 2020 using the Large Monolithic Imager on the 4.3 m Lowell Discovery Telescope.

Centaurs are minor planets believed to have originated in the Kuiper Belt in the outer solar system. They sometimes have comet-like features… Read more

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