with Bruce Betts
Our resident planetary scientist and director of projects keeps you up-to-date on our exciting sci-tech projects, while dropping the occasional Random Space Fact.
Bruce Betts • October 13, 2018 • 1
For Astronomy Day, Bruce announces his new book Astronomy for Kids, provides excerpts, and gives some bonus planet observing info.
Bruce Betts • October 02, 2018 • 2
A collection of before and after slider images showing how views of planets in our solar system have changed over the years since NASA was created.
Bruce Betts • July 23, 2018
Later this week, Mars will be closer and brighter than it has been since 2003. And about half the Earth will see a lunar eclipse!
Bruce Betts • June 26, 2018
The Planetary Society presents a list of Frequent Asteroid Questions (FAQs).
Bruce Betts • June 07, 2018
Rocket science met planetary science in the California desert when PlanetVac, a new planetary surface sampling technique, was successfully tested on a Xodiac rocket.
Bruce Betts • March 12, 2018
Seven very advanced amateur astronomers will help find, track, and characterize near Earth asteroids.
Bruce Betts • October 02, 2017 • 1
Bruce Betts provides a guide to all total solar eclipses through the end of the 2020s, with dates and locations.
Bruce Betts • July 17, 2017 • 4
The Moon will totally eclipse the Sun for the first time as seen from the continental United States in more than 40 years on August 21, 2017. What are eclipses, and what's special about this one?
Bruce Betts • July 15, 2016 • 2
The Mars 2020 mission will carry microphones in its EDL package and its SuperCam instrument, which will enable us to finally hear the sounds of Mars. The Planetary Society has been trying to get microphones to Mars for 20 years and is ecstatic that these will fly.
Bruce Betts and Emily Lakdawalla • February 15, 2016 • 11
When the Mars 2020 rover lands, we may finally hear the first audio recordings from the Martian surface.
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