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• A new perspective on the Solar System with Planetary Geologist Jim Zimbelman

  In astrophysics, Video / 9 March 2011 / 1 comment

  Jim Zimbelman, planetary geologist in the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, shares his three favorite images from the exhibition “Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System.” On view at the Air and Space Museum through May 2, 2011, the exhibition by artist Michael Benson combines art, science, photography and exploration to unveil the diverse landscapes found on the planets in our Solar System.

   

• Giant impact may explain origin of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos

  In Research Topics / 21 December 2010 / 0 comments

  

  The Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, may have been the result of a giant impact that sent rocks and debris into orbit around Mars, instead of asteroids that were captured by the planet’s gravity as previously thought.

   

• Ancient megalake discovered beneath Sahara Desert

  In climate change, geology / 10 December 2010 / 3 comments

  

  Formed some 250,000 years ago when the Nile River pushed through a low channel near Wadi Tushka, it flooded the eastern Sahara, creating a lake that at its highest level covered more than 42,000 square miles.

   

• Smithsonian Scientist Discovers the Moon is Shrinking

  In astrophysics / 20 August 2010 / 2 comments

  

  Smithsonian scientist Tom Watters explores the universe. His most recent discovery the moon is shrinking. Watch the video to learn more about his research.

   

• Book Review: Planetary Tectonics examines otherworldly landforms

  In astrophysics, Book Review, geology / 5 April 2010 / 0 comments

  

  The number and diversity of tectonic landforms in our solar system “is truly remarkable,” Watters and Schultz write. Photographs of these structures have stimulated a range of scholarly investigations.

   

• Smithsonian geophysicist Bruce Campbell explains his work of making a detailed radar map of the Moon

  In astrophysics, geology, Video / 28 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  Bruce Campbell, of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, is at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, W. Va., to make a radar map of the Moon.

   

• New Acquisition: Corrective instruments from the Hubble Space Telescope

  In astrophysics, New Acquisitions / 7 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum recently obtained two monumental instruments on loan from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

   

• The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opens new Public Observatory on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

  In astrophysics / 30 September 2009 / 5 comments

  

  The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has opened a new Public Observatory that contains a 16-inch, 3,000-pound Boller and Chivens telescope, on loan from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Through this powerful telescope, museum visitors can now observe the sun (with a special filter), the moon and the brighter stars and planets, such as Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, during daylight hours. Funding for the project was provided by the National Science Foundation.