What do Mars and Iceland have in common? These days, not so much. But more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible the Red Planet had a crust comparable to Iceland today. Valerie Payré, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, is a part of a research team that studied a martian meteorite that… Read more
We are excited to share with you the news that professor David Trilling, chair of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to launch a new partnership with Coconino Community College (CCC). The initiative will create a pathway for recruiting 20 CCC2NAU students into paid internships working… Read more