Nancy Atkinson
100-meter Asteroid Created a Strange Impact Event in Antarctica 430,000 Years Ago
The effects of ancient asteroid impacts on Earth are still evident from the variety of impact craters across our planet.…
Earth Gains 5,200 Tons of Dust From Space Every Year
Whenever I wipe the dust off my coffee table or catch a glimpse of dust motes floating in sunlight, my…
Perseverance Takes a Selfie With Ingenuity. It’s Almost Time to fly
Perseverance is having a proud parent moment in this image, looking like it’s waiting with a child at the bus…
Perseverance Captured This Image of a “Rainbow” on Mars, but it’s just a Lens Flare in the Rover’s Camera
Did the Perseverance rover capture a rainbow on Mars? This image, from the rover’s left rear Hazard Camera, sure looks…
Careful Calculations Show That Earth is Safe From Asteroid Apophis for at Least 100 Years
If you're looking for doomsday, you can forget about asteroid Apophis. The latest radar observations have effectively ruled out any…
Mont Mercou on Mars
Here are a few stunning views of the Curiosity Rover’s current location, Mont Mercou in Gale Crater on Mars. This…
Remembering NASA Flight Director Glynn Lunney, 1936-2021
Legendary NASA flight director Glynn Lunney has passed away at age 84. Lunney played a key role in the early…
Perseverance’s Landing Seen in Full Color, Thanks to Citizen Science
A month on, we’re all still buzzing about the Perseverance rover’s perfect landing in Jezero Crater on Mars, back on…
Frosty Sand Dunes on Mars
Sand dunes on Mars are fascinating. They shift and move in different ways than they do on Earth, and they…
The Galápagos Islands From Space
The Galápagos Islands hold an honored place in science history. I often wonder, if Charles Darwin could have seen this…