Tag: Planetary Sciences & Geobiology
August 6, 2013
Scientists Helped Design NASA Mission Concept to Search for Life on Europa
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics helped develop a blueprint for a possible future NASA lander mission to Europa, an…
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2012
Recap: “Hasta La Vesta” Online Event
On September 8, 2012, NASA’s Dawn mission held Hasta La Vesta, a celebration of the successful exploration of giant asteroid Vesta. As part of the…
Read MoreMay 11, 2012
Jackson School Scientists Part of Science Team for Space Probe to Jupiter’s Icy Moons
The European Space Agency recently announced that it will send a space probe to Jupiter and its large icy moons Callisto, Ganymede and Europa. Scientists…
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2012
Lecture Recap: The Latest on Martian Ice
by Thomas Minor Jack Holt, research scientist at the Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), is currently researching Amazonian ice deposits on Mars, both at the polar…
Read MoreNovember 16, 2011
Scientists Find Evidence for “Great Lake” on Europa and Potential New Habitat for Life
Watch animation of how lakes form inside Europa’s icy shell. In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University…
Read MoreJune 21, 2011
Streamlined Islands Could Mean Ancient Oceans on Mars
Wired, Jun. 21, 2011 Featuring: Lorena Moscardelli
Read MoreAugust 6, 2010
Researchers Find No Water In Moon’s Mantle
Recently, there’s been a fair amount of interest and excitement about whether or not there is actually water on the moon. And it’s true, water…
Read MoreMay 26, 2010
Martian Icecap, Now in 3-D
Earth, Universe Today, May 26-27, 2010 Featuring: Jack Holt & Isaac Smith
Read MoreMay 26, 2010
Planetary Scientists Solve 40-year-old Mysteries of Mars’ Northern Ice Cap
Scientists have reconstructed the formation of two curious features in the northern ice cap of Mars—a chasm larger than the Grand Canyon and a series…
Read MoreMay 9, 2010
Cut the Clutter
Interpreting what’s below the surface of Mars is no easy task. There are many potential sources of noise in radar data received by the Shallow…
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