SEDS-UNR

11/19/2013

Happy birthday to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first female Space Shuttle pilot and commander!

04/23/2013

Missed this morning's meteor shower? There's another one coming up in less than two weeks.

04/12/2013

Will you be celebrating?

04/10/2013

The proposed $17.7 billion 2014 budget for NASA has been released. A mission is being developed to capture and study an asteroid, though some other aspects (such as planetary science and astrophysics) are facing cuts.

More info: http://bit.ly/14cfpCi

At 9:00 EST, Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye will be doing a Google+ hangout where he will answer key questions and help explain the particulars of the budget.

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/12IN2dM

04/05/2013

Quick reminder we have a meeting today at 4!! In the Planetarium! Be there or be square;)

03/30/2013

There will be a SEDS meeting this Friday, on the 5th of April in the UNR Planetarium. Hope to see some more of you there!

03/24/2013

This is why student based organizations like SEDS are becoming even more important.

Well, it looks like it's finally happened: the U.S. sequester -- a "series of across-the-board cuts to government agencies totaling $1.2 trillion

03/16/2013

03/12/2013

"We have found a habitable environment that is so benign and supportive of life that, if this water had been around and you had been on the planet, you would have been able to drink it."

Curiosity rover successfully drilled into a Martian rock, giving us a peek at the Red Planet's habitable history. The 1.8-inch-wide scoop of powdered rock revealed that ancient ...

03/11/2013

A team of undergraduates from Stanford and Brown universities are applying synthetic biology to space exploration, outfitting microbes to survive extreme Martian conditions and produce resources needed to sustain a human colony.

03/11/2013

It's time to start watching for Comet PANSTARRS, one of two comets to get excited about in 2013. PANSTARRS viewing guide here.

03/08/2013

Remember that he first official SEDS meeting will be held today, Friday, at 4:00 pm in the Fleischmann Planetarium on the UNR campus. Be a part of the beginning of a new chapter in Reno!