space exploration

Lead Scientist of Mars Sample Return Program Gives Lecture on Bringing Mars to Earth

Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa, professor and Director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, spoke about the Mars Sample Return program at Whitaker Hall on Oct. 26. As the lead scientist for the program, Wadhwa gave insight into the motivations behind the program and the prospective timeline of retrieving samples from Mars.

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Oh, the places we’d go (in space!)

In honor of this monumental step in space exploration, the members of Forum staff share the additional planets that they, too, would like to visit.

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