Posted by Ed on February 6, 2023
On February 6 — International Day of Women and Girls in Science — The NAU Review published an article about NAU women in science; featuring from our department Lisa Chien, Paloma Davidson, Cristina Thomas, and Jasmine Garani. Congratulations to all of them!
Pursue what you want, believe in yourself and push as many boundaries as you can
Posted by Ed on January 24, 2023
Planetary scientists from Northern Arizona University are conducting tests on soil-moisture retention on volcanic dunes located near Sunset Crater, just 20 miles north of Flagstaff. The team hopes that the data they collect will help them understand how water is stored on Mars. NAU-TV captured the important work.
Posted by Ed on January 18, 2023
Rising star in astronomy: Cristina Thomas
Inspired by learning how spectroscopy could link meteorites to asteroids and reveal their compositions, her current work still focuses on asteroids.
Posted by Author on Source on December 9, 2022
DART: The Impacts Of Slamming A Spacecraft Into An Asteroid
“The DART mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, is essentially our first test of a kinetic impact for planetary defense.” says Cristina Thomas, assistant professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Northern Arizona University.
Posted by Ed on December 8, 2022
Two Astronomy & Planetary Science graduate students, Patrick Tribbett and Becks Carmack, talk to NAU-TV about their research on the icy surface of one of Jupiter’s moons, which is part of NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission.
Posted by Ed on November 1, 2022
‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid Spotted That Poses Distant Risk to Earth
Several [asteroids] no doubt sneak about near Mercury and Venus. But it’s “incredibly difficult to discover objects interior to Earth’s orbit with our current discovery telescopes,” Dr. Thomas said. During most hours of the day, the sun blinds Earth’s telescopes and objects can be hunted only in the few minutes around twilight.