Interview: Keri Bean—Mars meteorologist, Curiosity Rover team member
Keri Bean is a meteorologist specialising in the atmospherics of other planets. She is on
Alan Kerlin
Alan Kerlin, BAppSc (EnvSc), is an amateur astronomer and blogger, living
in Canberra.
When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon in 1969, Alan Kerlin and the rest
of Red Hill Primary School in Canberra watched it on a single small black
and white TV. In 2005, Alan moved back to Canberra, with his family.
In between, Alan has had a diverse career, including as an elected
Councillor in Queensland, IT business operator, Landcare manager in
Holbrook, and greenhouse consultant in Brisbane.
More recently, exposure to the online science community through social
media has reignited Alan's interest in science in general, and particularly
in astronomy. Living in Canberra gives him opportunities to connect with
and interview numerous leading scientists.
Find Alan on:
Google+,
Twitter and
Facebook, and his blog is called The Beach House - a tribute to Douglas Adams.
The nearest solar system to ours has an Earth-sized planet…
Already there’s an artist’s impression of the newly discovered ‘Alpha Centauri B a’ Yes—you read
2013 looks like being the year of the comet
Comet Lovejoy, taken by astronaut Dan Burbankfrom the ISS The astronomy world has been
A flawless launch for the world’s first commercial space mission
Photo: Ben Cooper http://www.launchphotography.com/SpX-1.html Elon Musk’s commercial space travel venture SpaceX has ticked off another global
What do polls and climate change have in common? It’s not what you think! Brian Schmidt at TEDx Canberra
Here’s the talk by our own Nobel Prize winner Brian Schmidt at the recent TEDx
My mega grab-bag of astronomy resources for teachers, students, telescope beginners and space fans
Whether you are a parent, teacher, student or simply an interested enthusiast, here are a
Neil Armstrong’s speech in Sydney 24 August 2011
UPDATE: Regrettably, the CPA engaged lawyers to threaten me with everything they could think of
The whole Earth-side of the Moon should be protected forever
Earlier this year, the New York Times had an interesting piece about museums seeking to protect small
Interview with lead Mars Curiosity rover driver Matt Heverly
When the Mars Science Laboratory – Curiosity – touches down on Mars today, one of
Where to land Mars Curiosity for the best science? Interview with Marion Anderson, who helped choose the landing site.
You’ve sunk more than $2 billion into a car-sized rover and you’re ready to send