Julia DeMarines, M.Sc., is a Planetary Science PhD student at Hampton University in Virginia, as well as a co-founder of www.SAGANet.org, and an avid science communicator. Her most notable science communication endeavor is Space in Your Face!, a hilarious, over-the-top informal educational program held in Denver. Previously she was working as an education officer on board the JOIDES Resolution scientific research vessel. Prior to that she worked at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as the Research Assistant to the Curator of Astrobiology (David Grinspoon) on constraints for life on Titan as well as E/PO for the Mars Science Lab's instrument called Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) currently on Mars. In 2011, she received her M.Sc in Space Studies from the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. She received her undergraduate degree in Astronomy with a minor in Geology from the University of Colorado. Her research focus has been primarily on the remote detection of biosignatures on extrasolar atmospheres, social implications of Astrobiology and messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI). Outside of science, you might find Julia taking photographs, trail running, bike riding, cooking up a vegan storm, sleeping in obscure places, wearing astronomically enhanced clothing, and cracking Uranus jokes. View all posts by Julia DeMarines →
Batman Mars Meme 
Happy 45th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission to the Moon! It's hard to believe what was accomplished nearly 50 years ago during the Space Race. If you were alive to experience the excitement of the race for space, perhaps every Apollo mission was 
Botticelli's Birth of Venus
HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT THE PALE BLUE BLOG! Today's topic: VENUS!
In this special halloween post, I'm excited to introduce you to a concept for a long duration manned mission to Venus, using blimps to hover in the atmosphere.
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