Science Minute Audiocast: Ultima Thule
On New Year’s Day 2019, scientists got the first glimpse ever into a small Kuiper Belt object, thanks to the probe New Horizons.
Emery Part of New NASA Mission ‘Lucy’ to Explore Early Solar System
UT’s Joshua Emery is part of a NASA mission that could provide new insight into one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system. The project, named Lucy, is one of two recently selected by NASA to be formulated into missions. Emery will serve on the science team for Lucy.
Christian Science Monitor Interviews Emery About Ice on Ceres
The Christian Science Monitor interviewed UT’s Joshua Emery for a story about frozen water on the dwarf planet Ceres that could provide clues into the history of our own planet and the solar system.
Emery Co-Authors Study on Detection of Water on Asteroid Named Psyche
Professor Josh Emery has helped detect water on Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid in the solar system. The asteroid is the target of a proposed NASA mission. The study, published in the Astronomical Journal under the auspices of the US Geological Survey and NASA, provides evidence for water-rich minerals on Psyche, an asteroid that is
NewsTalk 98.7 Interviews Emery about NASA Asteroid Mission
NewsTalk 98.7 interviewed Joshua Emery about his work with a NASA mission that recently launched to bring an asteroid sample back to Earth. Emery is leading a team that will help analyze the space rock.
Emery Speaks to Christian Science Monitor about Dwarf Planet Pluto’s Heart
The Christian Science Monitor recently interviewed UT’s Joshua Emery for a story examining why dwarf planet Pluto is so icy.
Professor Part of NASA Launch Team to Retrieve Asteroid Sample
The work of Joshua Emery, Lawrence A. Taylor Associate Professor of Planetary Science, will be instrumental in a new NASA mission to bring an asteroid sample back to Earth that could help scientists better understand the early solar system.
USA Today: Mysterious White Spot on Dwarf Planet Explained
USA Today featured UT’s Joshua Emery in a story about a mysterious bright spot that appeared on the dwarf planet Ceres.
Postdoc Leads New Phase of NASA’s Pluto, Spitzer Telescope Observations
NASA scientists will get a deeper look at Pluto thanks to a new round of observations being led by a UT postdoctoral student.
Student to Have Front-row Seat to NASA’s Historic Flyby of Pluto
In just a few days, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will conduct a flyby of Pluto, giving humankind its first-ever up-close look of the dwarf planet and its five moons.
UT Research Uncovers Forces that Hold Gravity-Defying Near-Earth Asteroid Together
Researchers at UT have made a novel discovery that may potentially protect the world from future collisions with asteroids.
Professor Helps to Discover Near-Earth Asteroid Is Really a Comet
Some things are not always what they seem—even in space. For thirty years, scientists believed a large near-Earth object was an asteroid. Now, an international team including Joshua Emery, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences at UT, has discovered it is actually a comet.