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NAU Astronomy & Planetary Science In the News

NAU Astronomy at the Annular Eclipse

Posted by Ed on October 17, 2023

A contingent of NAU folk went to Roswell, New Mexico for the Annular Eclipse of Oct. 14th.

Mary Lara (NAU Space Grant AIMER coordinator), Ed Anderson and his wife, Margie McCullough, arrived a couple of days ahead of time and worked with the 3rd – 5th grade classes at Del Norte Elementary School. The… Read more

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SPACED OUT

Posted by Author on Source on September 30, 2023

The Pine Magazine of the NAU Foundation, Fall 2023 Edition, spotlights “NAU professors, students and researchers [that] are working to answer important questions about Life on Earth … and possibly beyond.“

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The future of space research? These two grad students.

Posted by Ed on August 23, 2023

Decorative image of the solar system.

Second-year Ph.D. student Ian Marrs and third-year Ph.D. student Lucas McClure received Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) awards, which provide funding for research projects designed and performed by graduate students. The projects must contribute to NASA’s science, technology and exploration goals.

Read the full story at The NAU Review.

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Asteroids, comets and meteors — oh my!​​​

Posted by Author on Source on June 27, 2023

Article author, Alicia Allen, in front of her poster.

The ACM Conference is held every three years, and doing the math on that, the last iteration was—yep, you guessed it—canceled due to it being the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this year created a lot of excitement for those in the ACM community who had not attended this conference for six years and of course for those like me who would be able to attend,… Read more

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NAU’s Ice Lab mixes up exotic ices from Titan

Posted by Author on Source on June 19, 2023

Jennifer Hanley (standing) and Cece Thieberger examine results on the computer screen, next to the ice-making machine

KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports on NAU’s Astronomy & Planetary Science Ice Lab.

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A role model in astronomy for students of color

Posted by Author on Source on May 17, 2023

Photo of Malik Bossett

From preschool to 8th grade, Malik Bossett attended an African-centered school in Oakland, California, where he was surrounded by people that looked like him. Then, he transferred to a predominately white high school where he was the only Black male in his graduating class.

Read the full story by Carly Banks at The NAU Review.

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