Eruptions Summer Schedule
Mineral King valley in California. Well, we are in the peak of the summer, so Eruptions will be running a bit of summer schedule while I’m off away from the interweb tubes. First off, from July 11-20,...
View ArticleTaking the Temperature and Pressure of Magma
Today I’m off to sunny UC Davis with my summer research student to start on her analyses of some lovely plutonic rocks from the Sierra Nevada of California. For the last few years at least, my research...
View ArticleOff to the Sierra Nevada All Next Week
Sorry about all the programming notes lately here, but I just want to keep everyone in the loop. All next week I will be off in the Sierra Nevada of California taking part in the Geological Society of...
View ArticleJeff Bezos’ Secretive Blue Origin Tests New Rocket Engine
Blue Origin, the quiet and often secretive rocket company started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, fired up the thrust chamber for its engine at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The post Jeff...
View ArticleCompanies Inch Closer to NASA Contracts for Manned Spaceflight
Three American companies continue their relentless slog forward to develop a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. The post Companies Inch Closer to NASA Contracts...
View ArticleIn Wind Tunnels and Flight Tests, NASA’s Next Manned Spacecraft Are Taking Shape
Boeing, SpaceX and the Sierra Nevada Corporation have all announced significant milestones with their respective manned spacecraft programs aimed at reestablishing the United States' capability of...
View ArticleCritical Rocket Launch Will Help Crown the Winner of the New Space Race
Private rocket-builders are competing for a NASA contract to supply the International Space Station. First they have to get there. The post Critical Rocket Launch Will Help Crown the Winner of the New...
View ArticleEven Indoor Kids Should Worry About California’s 30 Million Dead Trees
Drought, sudden oak death, and bark beetle are turning the Golden State's forests into kindling. The post Even Indoor Kids Should Worry About California's 30 Million Dead Trees appeared first on WIRED.
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