53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2022

Its conference time again! The last in-person Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) was back in 2019, which now seems a lifetime ago, no-one had even heard the word Covid-19. In March 2020, people were busy preparing talks and posters, … Continue reading →

Planetary Science Resources

Schools in the UK (and across much of the rest of the world) are closed for the vast majority of children, and we’re all being told to stay at home to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. As many parents … Continue reading →

“Manchester, this is Houston. Do you copy?” Part Two

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As mentioned in a previous blog post (“Manchester this is Houston. Do you copy?”) Sam and I spent 10 weeks of our summer at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston Texas partaking in a graduate internship program. However, … Continue reading →

“Manchester, this is Houston. Do you copy?”

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This summer, Ben and I are taking part in the Exploration Science Summer Intern Program at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas. We arrived at the end of May to start the 10-week program which is open … Continue reading →

Houston, you have a problem!

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Houston you have a problem! Two Manchester students are helping to plan a mission to the Moon. So here we (Fran and Dayl) are in Houston, Texas braving the heat, humidity and mosquitos to take our place as interns at … Continue reading →

Lunar and Planetary Adventures in Houston: Part 2

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Hello readers! It has been almost 8 weeks since my last post and I cannot believe how quickly time has flown! It is now my final week in Houston and my project is coming to an end. Last week was … Continue reading →

Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston

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Hello! Over the last month or so I and a few of the other interns have been able to experience some of the big attraction around Houston. Now by big attractions I am speaking mainly about NASA’s amazing Johnson Space … Continue reading →

Houston we have a problem…Nat is here!!!

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Sorry about the title guys, had to be done at some point. Anyways hello from Houston everyone! And oh my is it hot!!! I have been here 4 weeks already (time flies when you’re having fun and working hard of … Continue reading →

Lunar and Planetary Adventures in Houston – Part 1

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Houston, we have liftoff – welcome to my first ever blog! My name is Dayl Martin and I am a current undergraduate student at the University of Manchester. I have just completed my third year of the four year MEarthSci … Continue reading →