Michelle Thompson, associate professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences in the College of Science, will present “A Time Machine to the Early Solar System: Analyzing Samples from Asteroid ...
An astronomy and physics expert from Ithaca College will discuss how humans can predict and ward off one of the most “out there” but least considered threats to the planet’s survival: a collision with ...
"What makes me want to be a planetary scientist is that you have a chance in your lifetime to fly missions that get real data," said Prof. Richard P. Binzel, planetary science, Massachusetts Institute ...
The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O’Callaghan ...