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This post will be about two things: firstly, giving a big thank you to all those who have helped our project over the past few months; and secondly, providing a summary of where we are going next. For those unfamiliar … Continue reading
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Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, is a small rocky body that is only 0.45 times bigger than the Moon. We knew very little about Mercury until NASA’s Mariner 10 mission carried out three fly-by observations between 1974-1975, which … Continue reading
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Last time we talked oxygen; this week it is nitrogen’s turn. Analysing the isotopic composition of nitrogen in the solar wind was the second highest priority science objective of the Genesis mission. Nitrogen has two stable isotopes: 14N and 15N. … Continue reading
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Hello Readers! If you thought last week was busy, this week is even busier for the world of planetary science! There’s so many great stories that have come out this week that we’ve actually had to cut a few out … Continue reading
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Following on from my last post highlighting the scientific objectives of NASA’s Genesis mission, today I’m going to focus on oxygen. Analysing the isotopic composition of oxygen in the solar wind was the highest priority science objective of the Genesis … Continue reading
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Hello readers! It’s been a busy week in the world of planetary science and there’s a great deal to tell you about! Without further ado, here are a collection of the amazing stories released this week: Cosmic Coincidence … Continue reading
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Hello readers! Welcome to this week’s news round-up. We’ve had a very exciting week here in Manchester, including receiving a variety of new and interesting samples. Sadly, the spectrometers are still not working completely but we are several steps closer to getting … Continue reading
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Last year I wrote a few posts about NASA’s Genesis mission, explaining some of the background to the mission and why we need to know more about the original composition of the material our Solar System formed from. I wrote … Continue reading
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Hello readers! We’re back from our Easter break now and eager to get on with work in the lab – We also have a lot to tell you about LPSC 2013! I hope you’ve had, or are having a great … Continue reading
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Hello readers, hope you all had a fun and exciting week. We sure did!! Yesterday we got our brand spanking new mass spectrometer to play with. I know a few of our bloggers are well up for testing its powers. … Continue reading
