On December 1st, 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris chaired the Biden administration's first meeting of the National Space Council. Biden’s Space Council is the largest in history — new members include Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Agriculture…
Citizen science projects are nothing new for BAERI researchers, whether it's teaching the public to identify transiting exoplanets (Planet Hunters Coffee Chat), or building an iPad game that helps classify the world's coral reefs (NeMO-Net). We can now add one…
Dr. Alex Sehlke is a geologist working for BAERI at NASA Ames Research Center. He brings his background of volcanology and field work to current projects focused on planetary science and exploration, including his role as a Deputy PI on NASA’s analog research…
This two-part series is all about exoplanets, planets outside of our solar system, and how they and the stars they orbit are a key part of the search for extraterrestrial life. In this episode, Part 2, we talk with two…
This two-part series is all about exoplanets, planets outside of our solar system, and how they and the stars they orbit are a key part of the search for extraterrestrial life. In this episode, Part 1, we talk with two…
StoryCorps, the award-winning nonprofit dedicated to preserving and sharing humanity's stories, is currently featuring Share your Science, a new collection of interviews with NASA Ames Research Center scientists, created by BAER Institute's Kassie Perlongo, Sandy Dueck, and Katrina Wesencraft. Their…
Dr. Zara Mirmalek BAER Institute's Zara Mirmalek has received a 2021 NASA Ames Honors Award, a peer nominated award that is among Ames's most prestigious honors. Dr. Mirmalek is a Co-I on the P-STAR funded BASALT and SUBSEA analog research…
An international collaboration of astronomers has identified four exoplanets orbiting a pair of related young stars (TOI 2076 and TOI 1807) that may give scientists insight into a little-understood stage of planetary evolution. A paper describing the findings, led by…
In this episode we hear from two researchers who helped make the data from NASA’s Kepler mission accessible to the public, so that anyone in the world, including you, could sit down at your computer and discover a new planet.…