Follow the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference at AC LIVE

By Nancy Atkinson - March 24, 2009 at 6:31 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Dr. Pamela Gay from

Astronomy Cast

is attending the

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

this week and is blogging from the conference. You can catch her updates at Astronomy Cast Live . She's already posted some very interesting reports on how the Martian north pole region -- where the Phoenix lander sits -- may currently be habitable, and the debate on how planets should be classified. Great stuff -- check it out!

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com