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Space exploration goes underground

Posted by Eliza Romero on November 16, 2022

Lab with workers underground in cave

Is there life in Martian caves? 

It’s a good question, but it’s not the right question—yet. An international collaboration of scientists led by NAU researcher Jut Wynne has dozens of questions we need asked and answered. Once we figure out how to study caves on the Moon, Mars and other planetary… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

What a martian meteorite can teach us about Earth’s origins

Posted by Eliza Romero on July 12, 2022

Illustrated diagram of meteorite and mars

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. This discovery, hidden in the oldest martian fragments found on Earth, could provide information about our planet that was lost… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NASA recognizes NAU planetary scientist with prestigious Early Career Award

Posted by Heather Tate on May 25, 2021

Funding will support new field-portable lab, help train next-generation analog scientists to ensure NAU becomes a leader in planetary analog science

Alicia Rutledge at a glacierNASA has selected Northern Arizona University assistant research professor Alicia Rutledge as one of only five early-career scientists in the country to receive funding through its… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU planetary science intern leads study of Martian crust

Posted by Heather Tate on March 2, 2021

Group photo of Ahmed AlHantoobi, NAU postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Buz and NAU assistant professor Christopher Edwards
From left: NAU summer intern Ahmed AlHantoobi, NAU postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Buz and NAU assistant professor Christopher Edwards studied magnetic anomalies in the Martian crust.

The planet Mars has no global magnetic field, although scientists believe it did have one at some point in the past. Previous studies suggest that when Mars’… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

be to reach red planet on Feb. 9 with instrument co-designed by NAU planetary scientist

Posted by Heather Tate on February 4, 2021

Illustration of Emirates Mars Mission
The ASU-built Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) on the UAE Hope Orbiter will examine temperature profiles, ice, water vapor and dust in the atmosphere of Mars. Credit: MBRSC/ASU/NAU/CU-LASP

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, is scheduled to reach Mars’ orbit on February 9, 2021 at 8:41 a.m. MST (10:41 a.m. EST). The spacecraft… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU planetary astronomer receives NASA grants for two new studies of Main Asteroid Belt

Posted by Heather Tate on September 2, 2020

Cristina Thomas sitting as a computer The majority of asteroids in our solar system are found in the Main Asteroid Belt, which is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Although millions of objects populate the belt, most are relatively small, and astronomers have not actually studied many of them in detail.

NAU assistant professor Cristina Thomas, whose research focuses on asteroids, recently received two grants from NASA to study two… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

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