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Whale Songs Could Reveal Deep Secrets Beneath the Oceans

“It’s a nice example of how we make use of the data the planet provides for us,” said Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a seismologist and volcanologist at Western Washington University not involved with the…

2021-02-12
A Wright Brothers moment on Mars will expand our cosmic perspective

Op-ed by Melissa Rice, associate professor of planetary science at Western and a member of NSAS's Curiosity rover and Perseverance rover science teams

2021-02-08
A Wright Brothers moment on Mars will expand our cosmic perspective

Op-ed by Melissa Rice, associate professor of planetary science at Western and a member of NSAS's Curiosity rover and Perseverance rover science teams

2021-02-08
Research Recap for Jan. 11 2021-01-11
Research Recap for Jan. 11 2021-01-11
NASA Curiosity rover investigates mysterious shiny Mars boulder

NASA's Curiosity rover is a science laboratory on wheels, but its team back on Earth relies on its "eyes" to point out unusual items of interest on Mars. The rover just spotted a conspicuous boulder in the distance that's worth a closer look.…

2020-12-09
NASA Curiosity rover investigates mysterious shiny Mars boulder

NASA's Curiosity rover is a science laboratory on wheels, but its team back on Earth relies on its "eyes" to point out unusual items of interest on Mars. The rover just spotted a conspicuous boulder in the distance that's worth a closer look.…

2020-12-09
Alaska islands may be part of single, massive volcano

Still, the preliminary research does provide some tantalizing clues to help scientists better understand the current and potential future hazards in this region.

“This lays a really nice story for future investigation,” says 

2020-12-07
Alaska islands may be part of single, massive volcano

Still, the preliminary research does provide some tantalizing clues to help scientists better understand the current and potential future hazards in this region.

“This lays a really nice story for future investigation,” says 

2020-12-07
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