In the vastness of space, scientists have found 30-40 of what they call active asteroids. Besides the rarity, they’re unusual in that they have tails—normal for comets, not so much for asteroids.
These mysterious celestial bodies also may hold the secret to the origin of water on Earth.
It’s a hotly-contested question, said Northern Arizona University graduate Jay Kueny, and he’s eager… Read more
NAU planetary scientist helps develop device for UAE Mars probe
Photo: Jake Bacon, Arizona Daily Sun file
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Biosignatures in rock: NAU doctoral student researching life on Mars using Antarctic data
Photo: Schuyler Borges
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NAU planetary scientist collaborates on inaugural Mars mission launched by Arab world
A veteran of multiple NASA missions to Mars, Northern Arizona University planetary scientist Christopher Edwards will closely watch the launch of a space probe to Mars that carries a unique new instrument he co-designed in collaboration with engineers from the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and Arizona State University.
The first mission ever launched by the Arab world into our solar system, the Emirates Mars Mission Hope orbiter… Read more
NAU planetary scientist captures new images of Martian moon Phobos to help determine its origins
Christopher Edwards, assistant professor in NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, just processed new images of the Martian moon Phobos that give scientists insight into the… Read more
With prestigious NSF fellowship, NAU grad student tackling the question of life on Mars by way of Antarctica
Editor’s note: Four NAU students were selected for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. NAU News will profile them over the coming weeks.
Meltwater springs in Antarctica may contain the best Earth-bound answers for life on Mars. As to what that answer is—well, Schuyler Borges is looking for it.
Borges, a doctoral student in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science at… Read more