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August 07, 2008

Earth / Space

07/02/08

University | Research | Earth / Space:  Mercury's surface dominated by volcanic activity

Volcanism has played a more extensive role in shaping the surface of Mercury than previously thought, according to imaging data gathered by the MESSENGER spacecraft.

05/22/08

Earth / Space:  Mars rover finds Yellowstone-like hot spring deposits

An ASU designed mineral-scouting camera is pointing scientists toward an ancient Martian hydrothermal system like those in Yellowstone National Park.

05/20/08

Earth / Space:  Renowned cosmologist to champion origins initiative at ASU

Lawrence Krauss, renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, is assuming a leadership role at ASU in an emerging research and educational initiative on “origins.”

05/02/08

Earth / Space:  ASU duo develops framework for Earth’s interior

A new model developed by a team of ASU researchers is piecing together different, and often conflicting, hypotheses to deliver a clearer picture of the motion of the earth’s mantle.

03/20/08

Earth / Space:  Mars salt deposits point way to ancient life

ASU's Mars-orbiting camera, THEMIS, has captured the first evidence of salts on Mars. These deposits may provide evidence for the existence of former Martian life.

02/25/08

Community | Earth / Space:  Sally Ride blasts onto Tempe campus for festival

Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, returns to ASU on March 1 as keynote speaker for the Sally Ride Science Festival and Educator Institute.

02/18/08

Science | Community | Earth / Space:  Hunter of dinosaur mystery to address scientific revolutions

Walter Alvarez, world-renowned geologist and author of “T. rex and the Crater of Doom,” will deliver a lecture Feb. 21 on scientific revolutions that shaped history.

01/23/08

University | Earth / Space:  China, U.S. students explore Mars at ASU

Joint teams of U.S. and Chinese high school students are exploring Mars firsthand at ASU.

01/22/08

University | Earth / Space:  ASU research solves solar system quandary

Associate professor Steve Desch is finding evidence that during the solar system’s early evolution, Uranus and Neptune may have switched places.

12/20/07

Engineering | Faculty and Staff | Earth / Space:  Spanias to lead NSF-funded project

ASU's Andreas Spanias is leading a collaborative project, funded by the National Science Foundation, to develop a software program designed to aid earth science research.