6 Aug 2012 NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), nicknamed Curiosity, has touched down on Mars! Curiosity is the largest of the Mars rovers to date and, as such, required a series of very complex techniques to see it safely land on the planet’s surface – all in the span of 7 minutes. Viewers around the […]
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Curiosity’s Countdown to Mars!
3 Aug 2012 NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), nicknamed Curiosity, is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet this Sunday, August 5, at 10:30 PM (PDT). Curiosity is the largest of the Mars rovers to date and, as such, will require a series of very complex techniques to see it safely land on the […]
2011 Nininger Award Recipient Announced!
3 Aug 2012 The Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce that David Baker, a graduate student at Brown University, has been awarded the 2011 Nininger Meteorite Award. Matthew Wielicki, a graduate student at the University of California Los Angeles, and Devin Schrader, a graduate student at the University of Arizona, both received […]
Two CMS Ph.D. Candidates Awarded NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships!
19 Jun 2012 Congratulations to CMS Ph.D. candidates Curtis Williams and Karen Rieck! They are among four ASU School of Earth & Space Exploration students recently awarded NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships (NESSF). The NESSF is given to outstanding students pursuing graduate degrees in basic and applied research in Earth and space sciences. CMS […]
Meet the New CMS Assistant Director!
18 Jun 2012 The ASU Center for Meteorite Studies welcomes Dr. Melissa Morris, our new Assistant Director! Dr. Morris’s research focuses on star and planet formation, in particular the use of astrophysical modeling to determine conditions during the birth of planetary systems. Her specific interests include hydrodynamic modeling (including radiative transfer) of protoplanetary disks and […]
