New Scientist magazine, feature article, Feb 1, '08 -- Meteorites: How big is safe?
Sky & Telescope, special issue (Oct.-Dec. '07)-- "Space: 50 years and counting..."
Read an exerpt from the Introduction
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 20, '07 -- Lava may have buried signs of Mars water
Technology Review online, news story, Sept. 13, '07 -- Landing a spacecraft with engines blazing
Nature magazine, online news story, Sept. 11, '07 -- Farewell to a famous parrot
Nature magazine, news feature article, Aug. 30, '07 -- Dreams of the new space race
(subscription required)
Technology Review online, news story, Aug. 2, '07 -- Digging deep on Mars
New Scientist magazine and online, news story, July 23, '07 -- Influence of global warming seen in changing rains
New Scientist magazine, feature article, July 20, '07 -- A sunshade for the planet
Nature online, news story, June 29, '07 -- Crater candidate spotted in Tunguska
New Scientist magazine, cover feature (one section), June 15, '07 -- The last place on Earth without living things
New Scientist online, news story, June 8, '07 -- Mars rover finds "puddles" on the planet's surface
Technology Review online, news story, June 8, '07 -- Space Tech Peers Inward
New Scientist online, news story, May 23, '07 -- Mars rover's disability leads to major water discovery
New Scientist magazine and online, cover feature story, May 18, '07 -- Climate myth: It's been far warmer in the past, so what's the big deal?
New Scientist magazine and online, cover feature story, May 18, '07 -- Climate myth: CO2 isn't the most important greenhouse gas
New Scientist magazine and online, cover feature story, May 18, '07 -- Climate myth: Higher CO2 levels will boost plant growth and crop production
New Scientist online, news story, May 3, '07 -- Rover finds first sign of volcanic explosion on Mars
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 9, '07 -- Could Venus watch for earthbound asteroids?
New Scientist online, news story, Apr. 4, '07 -- Dust blamed for warming on Mars
New Scientist magazine, year-end review news story, Dec. 23, '06 -- One small roll for a Mars rover . . .
Technology Review online, news story, Dec. 18, '06 -- Space Suits: The next generation
New Scientist magazine, news story, Dec. 16, '06 -- Was it water, water everywhere on Mars?
New Scientist Environment online, news story, Dec. 14, '06 -- Shorelines may be in greater peril than thought
New Scientist Space online, news story, Dec. 14, '06 -- Mars rover nears bathtub-ring of blueberries
New Scientist magazine, news story, Dec. 2, '06 -- Down-to-earth fix for the carbon crisis
New Scientist, feature article, Nov. 25, '06 -- New world order
Technology Review online, news story, Nov. 7, '06 -- Hubble will peer deeper into universe's mysteries
The Boston Globe, Health/Science section, Oct. 30, '06 -- Could we have missed life on Mars?
New Scientist, feature article, Oct. 23, '06 -- Searching for life in a handful of dust
New Scientist online, news story, Oct. 23, '06 -- Viking landers may have found Martian life after all
New Scientist, news story, Oct. 20, '06 -- "Deep Impact II" to blow Europa's cover
Technology Review online, news story, Oct. 19, '06 -- Shape shifting rovers
New Scientist, news story, Oct. 13, '06 -- Mars rover prepares for its grand finale
Technology Review online, news story, Sept. 30, '06 -- Focusing in on our galaxy
Technology Review online, news story, Sept. 8, '06 -- The rockets are coming
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 1, '06 -- NASA to boldly go ... with Lockheed Martin
Technology Review online, news story, Aug. 22, '06 -- Watching lunar dust settle
New England Watershed magazine, feature article, Aug./Sept. '06, pp.48-51 -- Behold the barramundi New Scientist online, news story, Aug 2, '06 -- Key antenna failure threatens deep space network
New Scientist online, news story, Aug 1, '06 -- Interstellar space dust hunted from home
New Scientist online, news story, July 27, '06 -- NASA's plans could hurt moon and Mars missions
New Scientist online, news story, July 21, '06 -- Electromagnetic space travel for bugs?
New Scientist online, news story, July 8, '06 -- Life finds a way in the driest desert on Earth
Technology Review online, news story, July 7, '06 -- A riot of rockets
Technology Review online, news story, June 29, '06 -- Gravity tractor
Technology Review online, news story, June 23, '06 -- NASA's science mission aborted
The Boston Globe, Health/Science section, May 8, '06 -- MIT-designed satellite to be tested in space
New Scientist online, news story, May 2, '06 -- Big new asteroid has slim chance of hitting Earth
Technology Review online, news story, May 1, '06 -- MIT mini-satellites ready to fly
The Boston Globe, Health/Science section, April 10, '06 -- The comet's tale
Technology Review online, news story, March 31, '06 -- Space tourism or bust
New Scientist magazine, cover article, March 31, '06 -- Moon Special: The Ultimate Lab
New Scientist online, news story, March 27, '06 -- Fire destroys rocket's maiden flight
New Scientist online, news story, March 25, '06 -- Where the world got its water
New Scientist magazine, news story, March 25, '06 -- Have we already colonized Titan?
New Scientist magazine, news story, March 25, '06 -- Martian gullies "like lunar landslides"
New Scientist online, news story, March 18, '06 -- Martian probes are rewriting history
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 27, '06 -- Tracking the space station's moon shadow
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 11, '06 -- Distance record for aircraft set despite Mayday
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 10, '06 -- US nuclear waste strategies evaluated
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 8, '06 -- Global Flyer takes off in pursuit of world distance record
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 7, '06 -- Fuel leak delays GlobalFlyer takeoff
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 29, '06 -- New US Supreme Court judges will affect us all
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 27, '06 -- GlobalFlyer poised for longest flight in history
The Boston Globe, Health/Science section, Jan. 16, '06 -- In 2006, space odysseys across the solar system
Pp. 16-23: "So Where Are the Martians?"
Pp. 78-93: "Opportunity roves Meridiani Planum."
New Scientist online, news story, Dec. 22, '05 -- Life's ingedients circle sun-like star
New Scientist magazine, cover story, Dec. 8, '05 -- To Pluto and beyond
New Scientist online, news story, Dec. 7, '05 -- Extreme bugs back idea of life on Mars
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 24, '05 -- Record ice core reveals Earth's ancient atmosphere
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 10 '05 -- Moon maps too poor for safe landings
New Scientist online, news story, Oct. 10 '05 -- Volkswagen wins robotic race across the desert
New Scientist online, news story, Oct. 6 '05 -- Robotic vehicles rev up for action
New Scientist online, news story, Oct. 4 '05 -- Targets for asteroid-nudging mission chosen
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 27 '05 -- Targets for asteroid-nudging mission chosen
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 26 '05 -- Date reported for China's second crewed spaceflight
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 20 '05 -- Mysterious ring of stars guards Andromeda’s heart
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 19 '05 -- NASA unveils vision for return to moon
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 19 '05 -- NASA to unveil vision for return to Moon
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 17 '05 -- Titan's long-sought sea revealed by radar
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 16 '05 -- Birthplace of famous Mars meteorite pinpointed
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 14 '05 -- Ocean floor simulates lunar conditions
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 9 '05 -- Could Earth survive the sun's demise
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 6 '05 -- Robotic space partnerships tested on Earth
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 1 '05 -- Design choices may hurry humans to Mars
New Scientist magazine, lead news item, July 23, pp.6-7: NASA regroups under new boss Griffin
New Scientist online, news story, July 19, '05 --
Oldest dust disc challenges planet theories
New Scientist online, news story, July 18, '05 -- Fire threatens Arizona observatory
New Scientist magazine, news item, July 9, '05 -- Deep Impact strikes home
New Scientist online, news story, July 6, '05 --
Mars rovers reveal a complex history of water
New Scientist online, news story, July 5, '05 --
Comet's crater hidden but plume tells the story
New Scientist online, news story, July 4, '05 --
Deep Impact smashes all expectations
New Scientist online, news story, July 3, '05 --
Comet impactor released to await its fate
New Scientist online, news story, July 1, '05 --
Comet impactor released to await its fate
New Scientist magazine, cover story, June 25, '05 --
Killer asteroid: Too close for comfort
New Scientist online, news story, June 20, '05 --
Martian life might threaten human mission
New Scientist online, news story, June 10, '05 --
Deep Impact on track to strike speeding comet
New Scientist online, news story, June 10, '05 --
Rovers clock up a thousand Martian days
New Scientist online, news story, June 8, '05 --
Hydrocarbon volcano discovered on Titan
New Scientist online, news story, June 1, '05 --
Comet put on list of potential Earth impactors
New Scientist online, news story, May 31, '05 --
X-ray flash data narrows hunt for source
New Scientist online, news story, May 31, '05 --
New observations triple Andromeda's size
New Scientist magazine, news story, May 28, '05 --
Echoes of the tsunami quake
New Scientist magazine, news story, Apr. 9, '05 --
Fuel cell squeezes more from petrol
New Scientist online, news story, Apr. 6, '05 --
Mars rovers enjoy a new lease of life
New Scientist magazine, news story, p. 18, Mar. 26, '05 --
Crater counts led Mars historians astray
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 16, '05 --
Robotic rover detects life in the driest desert
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 15, '05 --
Martian dust devils finally caught on camera
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 9, '05 --
Mars rover goes its own way
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 18 '05 --
Martian water clues go wider and deeper
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 16 '05 --
New rock type found by Mars rover
New Scientist online, "Instant Expert" feature, Feb. 14 '05 --
Instant Expert: Return of the Space Shuttle
New Scientist magazine, cover feature
New Scientist magazine, cover feature Jan. 15 '05, Mars Special --
Celebrating a year of exploration
New Scientist magazine, cover feature Jan. 15 '05, Mars Special --
Mounting evidence for a wet planet
New Scientist magazine, cover feature Jan. 15 '05, Mars Special --
A whiff of life
New Scientist magazine, cover feature Jan. 15 '05, Mars Special --
Future missions
New Scientist magazine, Editorial, Jan. 15 '05 --
Will humans walk on Mars?
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 15 '04 --
Scientists face the fact of Mars methane
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 12 '04 --
New observations help Kuiper Belt lose weight
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 11 '04 --
Stormy Uranus takes astronomers by surprise
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 10 '04 --
Titan has no breaking waves
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 9 '04 --
Cassini discovers music of the rings
New Scientist online, news story, Nov. 5 '04 --
Mars rover overcomes uphill struggle
New Scientist online, news story, Oct. 27 '04 --
Compounded errors caused New York crash
New Scientist online, news story, Oct. 22 '04 --
Mars rover enjoys mysterious power boost
New Scientist online, news story, Oct. 8 '04 --
Water coursed through Martian hills
New Scientist magazine, Election Special, Oct 9 '04, pp. 16-17 --
In 50 years, we could cure our oil addiction
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 29 '04 --
Predicted earthquake arrives - 16 years late
New Scientist magazine, Commentary & Analysis, Sept. 25 '04, p. 19 --
We have a problem
New Scientist online, news story, Sept. 22 '04 --
Mars rovers given six more months
New Scientist online, news story, Aug. 9 '04 --
Chances of aliens finding Earth disappearing
New Scientist online, news story, Aug. 5 '04 --
Mars rovers show signs of wear
New Scientist online, news story, July 28 '04 --
Private race to space sets start date
New Scientist magazine, This Week, July 24 '04, p. 12 --
Mars had water long enough to develop life
New Scientist online, news story, July 19 '04 --
Mars rover finds that water persisted
New Scientist online, news story, June 28 '04 --
Double discovery on past Mars water
New Scientist magazine, This Week, June 26 '04, pp. 6-7 --
Dawn of a new space age
New Scientist magazine, This Week, June 26 '04, p. 7 --
Living the dream in Mojave
New Scientist magazine, Editorial, June 26 '04, p. 3 --
Was the flight of SpaceShipOne anything more than a carnival sideshow?
New Scientist online, news story, June 24 '04 --
Spaceprobe reveals mystery moon's secrets
New Scientist online, news story, June 22 '04 --
'Anomalies' in first private spaceflight revealed
New Scientist online, news story, June 21 '04 --
First private astronaut rockets into space
New Scientist online, news story, June 21 '04 --
Pioneer spirit behind civilian space shot
New Scientist magazine, Upfront, June 19 '04, p. 4 --
Plans for NASA's future in disarray
New Scientist online, news story, June 18 '04 --
Civilian craft ready to make space history
New Scientist online, news story, June 16 '04 --
Mars rover spies pot of gold
New Scientist magazine, Upfront, June 12 '04, p. 4 --
Civilian space shot scheduled
New Scientist magazine, This Week, June 12 '04, p. 15 --
First stars born to the tune of a deafening hiss
New Scientist online, news story, June 12 '04 --
Universe started with hiss, not bang
New Scientist online, news story, June 7 '04 --
Mars rover to take the plunge
New Scientist magazine, Upfront, June 5 '04, p. 6 --
Roving season draws to a close
New Scientist magazine, Comment and Analysis, June 5 '04, p. 21 --
Space or bust
New Scientist magazine, Upfront, May 22 '04, p. 4 --
Prize in sight
New Scientist magazine, Upfront, May 22 '04, p. 5 --
Safety at NASA
New Scientist magazine, Technology Trends, May 8 '04, p. 24 --
Planetary Rovers cure cure their own ills
New Scientist online, news story, May 7 '04 --
New crater rocks tempting for Mars rover
New Scientist online, news story, Apr. 29 '04 --
Mars rovers heading for new horizons
New Scientist online, news story, Apr. 13 '04 --
Mars rovers rev up for five more months
New Scientist magazine, Upfront, Apr. 10 '04, p. 4 --
Nuclear power-up
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 28 '04 --
Earth's 'quasi-moon' is wayward asteroid
New Scientist magazine, Upfront, Mar. 27 '04, p. 5 --
It's life, Jim...
New Scientist magazine, Conference Report, Mar. 27 '04, pp. 14-15 --
Acidic, salty and perfect for fossil hunting
New Scientist magazine, in brief, Mar. 27 '04, p. 16 --
Wayward asteroid circles Earth
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 24 '04 --
Life on Mars - but 'we sent it'
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 24 '04 --
Beach rover uncovers Mars's ancient oceans
New Scientist magazine, in brief, Mar. 21 '04, p. 18 --
Saturn X-rays pose a puzzle
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 17 '04 --
'Blueberries' are answer to key Mars puzzle
New Scientist magazine, news story, Mar. 13 '04, p. 13 --
It's official: water flowed on Mars
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 12 '04 --
Mars rover finds crater a little depressing
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 8 '04 --
Rover shows Mars was wet on both sides
New Scientist online, news story, Mar. 3 '04 --
Mars was once 'soaked' with water
Wired magazine, March 2004, pp. 146-151, feature article --
Mars on Earth
Sparks of Innovation magazine, in conjunction with "Innovation," PBS series on invention. p. 8 -- The Law of Unintended Consequences
p. 10 -- A Ticket to Space? p. 11 -- Where Are They Now? (Entire magazine can be downloaded
Here )
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 27 '04 --
NASA poised to solve Mars mysteries
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 20 '04 --
Mars rover uncovers hints of water activity
New Scientist magazine, news story, Feb. 14 '04, p. 8 --
Mars rover finds hint of ancient sea
New Scientist magazine, Feedback, Feb. 14 '04 --
What's on, NASA?
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 13 '04 --
NASA rovers take Mars' temperature
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 10 '04 --
Close-ups narrow theories on Mars bedrock
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 9 '04 --
Opportunity sees a bed of beads
New Scientist magazine, news story, Feb. 7 '04, pp. 10-11 --
Mars detective story
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 6 '04 --
Mars rover tests rock surface
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 5 '04 --
Perfect spheres seen in Mars soil
New Scientist online, news story, Feb. 2 '04 --
Mars rover on track of watery mineral
New Scientist magazine, news story, Jan. 31 '04, p. 9 --
Mars rover hits the geological jackpot
New Scientist magazine, Commentary, Jan. 31 '04, p. 19 --
Just how red is the Red Planet?
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 30 '04 --
Spirit sends first image since computer crash
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 28 '04 --
Mars rover recovering from memory problems
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 28 '04 --
Layered rocks tantalise Mars scientists
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 26 '04 --
Second Mars rover lands on geologist's dream
New Scientist magazine, news story, Jan. 24 '04, p. 6 --
Hints of salty water on Mars surface
New Scientist magazine, news story, Jan. 24 '04, p. 7 --
Meanwhile, across the planet...
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 23 '04 --
NASA races to repair wayward rover
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 20 '04 --
Mars rover meets its first rock
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 19 '04 --
Hollow mystery for Mars rover
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 19 '04 --
Hubble condemned to slow death
New Scientist magazine, news story, Jan. 17 '04,
pp.10-11
-- A detailed look at the first colour panoramic views from the Red Planet
New Scientist magazine, news story, Jan. 17 '04, p.14 --
Stardust reveals comet impact craters
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 15 '04 --
Mars rover makes its first tracks
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 15 '04 --
Bush reveals plan for Moon and Mars
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 13 '04 --
Mars rover's colour panorama revealed
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 12 '04 --
Mars rover gets first hints of water
New Scientist magazine, This Week news story, Jan. 10 '04, p. 8
-- Jubilant NASA is back on Mars
New Scientist magazine, This Week news story, Jan. 10 '04, p.11 --
Stardust flies through comet Wild
New Scientist magazine, Editorial, Jan. 10 '04, p.5 --
What does NASA's success on Mars mean for its future?
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 6 '04 --
Mars rover's first colour image released
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 5 '04 --
Images begin planning for Mars rover's travels
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 4 '04 --
Rover makes perfect touchdown on Mars
New Scientist online, news story, Jan. 3 '04 --
Probe survives daring comet fly-by
New Scientist magazine, News Review 2003, Dec. 20, 27 '03, p.14 --
Shuttle crash repeats past errors
New Scientist online, news story, Dec. 18 '03 --
First private rocket ship goes supersonic
New Scientist online, news story, Dec. 17 '03 --
Mars dust storm 'no big deal' for landers
New Scientist, feature article, pp. 36-39, Mar. 22 '03 --
'There was zero we could have done...'
Smithsonian magazine, August 2003, People File, p. 103 -- To touch the heavens
Technology Review, April 2003 --
Countdown for Rocket Planes
Brief biography of David L. Chandler
(100 pages, four sections, with all text and photo selections by DLC)
MARS
Astronomy magazine Special Collector's Issue, Nov. 2005 -- Out in late November, available through Feb. 2006
(Under the heading "Expert Guide", click on the red word "more" at the end of the introduction. That will bring you to
THIS page, with the full story, containing links to other New Scientist stories, many of them also by DLC)
Wired magazine, feature, December '04 issue --
10 Lessons from Biosphere 2
Boston Globe, Health/Science section, Oct. 19, '04,
Final frontier: Space tourism
Boston Globe, news story, Oct. 5, '04, P. 3
Up, up and hurray: Trip nets record, $10m prize
(This was listed in "Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004" as one of the other notable pieces of the year)
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