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PBS: Bob Criss discusses urban flooding on Donnybrook Next Up

Arvidson in lab meeting

St. Louis Public Radio: Wash U scientists to continue Mars research with $11.8 million NASA contract renewal

The surface of Venus, shown here using radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, remains mostly unexplored. Photo by NASA, JPL

National Geographic: Hellish Venus poses many mysteries. New spacecraft aim to solve them.

Two young Hispanic women dancing in traditional dresses. Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash.

Celebrating National Hispanic American Heritage Month 2021

Science research roundup: September 2021

A close-up of Mars taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. New research suggests that the red planet may be too small to have ever had large amounts of surface water.

NPR: Mars had liquid water on its surface. Here's why scientists think it vanished.

Forbes: Martian blues: Did planet's size affect its ability to hold onto water?

$11.8 million award renews planetary geosciences data effort

Time: Mars was always destined to die

Wei retrieving ocean bottom seismometers at the Marianas Trench.

Seismological Society of America: Alumni profile of Songqiao "Shawn" Wei

Artist's rendition of a Mars with Earth-like surface water. Image source: NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens; NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS; Graphic design by Sean Garcia/Washington Univ

Mars habitability limited by its small size, isotope study suggests

Pablo Sobron (Photo by Michael B. Thomas)

St. Louis Business Journal: How St. Louis went to Mars: Locally-based startup is creating optical sensors to explore deep space and the deep sea