Dr. Mia Mace’s scientific research interests lie in numerical modeling of planetary ring systems, and her doctoral work focused on developing code to simulate and analyze the dynamics of charged dust grains in Saturn’s rings in response to questions about ring rain and spokes.

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#PPOD: The #ArtemisII crew captured this view of Earth setting on April 6, 2026. As the astronauts flew over the Moon’s far side, the crew photographed and described terrain features, including impact craters, ancient lava flows, and surface cracks and ridges formed as the Moon slowly evolved. They also noted differences in color, brightness, and texture, which provide clues that help scientists understand the composition and history of the lunar surface. Credit: NASA

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#PPOD: The linearity of the Martian volcanic vent shown in this HiRISE image, in conjunction with evidence of lava flow from the vent, suggests control by combined volcano-tectonic processes. The details of this vent, obtained by HiRISE, should provide insight into volcano-tectonic processes along the Cerberus Fossae fissures in two ways. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

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Meteorite Contamination Raises Questions About Sample Integrity

New research found ink and diamond dust on Mars rocks. This could change how scientists study space samples from future missions.

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https://newsletter.tf/mars-rock-contamination-ink-diamond-dust-science/

Scientists found tiny pieces of ink and diamond dust on Mars rocks. This is like finding a tiny crumb on a very important document, making it harder to read the real story.

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https://newsletter.tf/mars-rock-contamination-ink-diamond-dust-science/

I seem to be in a bit of a #space mood 🪐🔭 at the moment 😅, so I remembered that I once visited the #Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and wrote a short blog post about it. I thought I would share it again here:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2021-05-03-smithsonian/

#Museum #SpacePhysics #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy #Aviation #Spaceflight #WashingtonDC #Voyager #NewHorizons #Apollo #ApolloMission #Soyuz #Moon

Pretty much a solid day studying. A week ahead, and started prepping my next assessment, though I still have a practical to do.

I have enjoyed the last two topics a LOT, especially astrobiology and planetary science. I was getting really carried away looking through open source exoplanet data to find potentially habitable planets in distant star systems. Enough that I looked into maybe switching pathways, but the maths remains too intimidating.

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