Women in Planetary Science Symposium

Yesterday evening a couple of hundred women and a handful of men gathered for the 4th Annual Women in Planetary Science Symposium at the 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. These symposia were started by Susan Nieber, who set up … Continue reading →

LPSC 2012

Well we made it!!! After hours of delayed flights, missed connections, fully booked alternatives, planes turned back due to faulty toilets, no sleep and extremely bad treatment at the hands of US Airways we got to Houston! 5 of us … Continue reading →

NASA’s Genesis Mission

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A few weeks ago I wrote a piece on this blog asking the question what is our solar system made of? I explained our need to know the composition of the starting material from which our solar system formed. The … Continue reading →

What is our Solar System made of?

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According to the nursery rhyme, little boys are made of frogs and snails and puppy dog’s tails, whereas little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice! But what about our solar system? What is that made from? … Continue reading →

Moroccan Meteorite from Mars!

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Scientists have confirmed that a meteorite seen to fall in Morocco, July 2011 came from Mars! The meteorite has been called Tissint after the village near where it was found.  Most meteorites are “finds” rather than “falls” (seen falling) and very … Continue reading →

A different kind of Christmas…

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At this time of year many of us are dreaming of a white Christmas while searching for that perfect present, thinking about what to pack for visiting our familes and planning nights out on the town with friends. But each … Continue reading →

Amazing Astronomy & Spacetacular

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Yesterday we spent the day at Amazing Astronomy and Spacetacular, both part of Manchester Science Festival, at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI). We were joined by other scientists, including some from BBC 2′s Stargazing Live and Jodrell Bank … Continue reading →

Manchester Science Festival 2011 – We’ll be there 28th October

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A group of us will be at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry tomorrow (28/10) as part of Manchester Science Festival 2011, the country’s most popular science festival. Come along to see moon rock up close, hold meteorites over … Continue reading →

Getting out of the lab and into the classroom

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A couple of weeks ago I paid a visit to my old secondary school (Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire) to talk to three classes of Key Stage 4 (GCSE) students about meteorites and what they can tell us … Continue reading →

Upcoming Events in Manchester

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If you’ve ever wanted to get up  close and personal with meteorites or rocks from the moon, now is your chance to do so. We are going to be involved with a few public events at the Museum of Science … Continue reading →