In the Media

Magdalena Ridge Observatory as published in the general media

2013

May 29, 2013 KRQE – NM scientists on identifying asteroid for capture and experiment
April 26, 2013 NMSU – New Mexico Space Grant Consortium Announces Fellowships and Scholarships
February 18, 2013 KRQE - Preps for mission to land on asteroid
February 16, 2013 KRQE - Cosmic coincidence excites N.M. experts
January 12, 2013 KRQE - New Mexico Tech Helps Trim Asteroid Collision Odds
January 10, 2013 NBC News Cosmic Log - Another doomsday threat dies out: Asteroid Apophis won’t hit us in 2036
January 10, 2013 JPL - NASA Rules Out Earth Impact in 2036 for Asteroid Apophis

2012

July, 2012 CavMag – President Daniel Lopez of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Visits Cambridge
June 24, 2012 KRQE.com - Fire near Magdalena Ridge Observatory
May 20, 2012 SportingNews.com - Solar eclipse likely to be seen during A’s-Giants game, other sports events
May 16, 2012, CNN.com - Weekend solar eclipse to project “ring of fire”
January 30, 2012, Cosmos Magazine - Bus-sized asteroid shaves by Earth
January 27, 2012, Digital Journal - Asteroid 2012 BX34 brushes past Earth on Friday

2011

August 29, 2011, Construction Reporter News – Magdalena Ridge Observatory to Build Visitor Center
August 18, 2011, KOBTV (Abq NBC) - NM gets money for observatory road upgrades near Socorro
August 18, 2011, Bloomsberg Businessweek - NM gets money for observatory road upgrades
August 17, 2011, Albuquerque Journal - Feds Provide $2.9M for Transportation-Related Projects in N.M.

2010

December 11, 2010, El Defensor Chieftain - Astronomers Corner The Market In Near-Earth Objects
December 9, 2010, Mountain Mail – Scientists at Observatory Make Quick Discovery
November 20, 2010, Space.com – Tiny Asteroid That Buzzed Earth Is a Fast-Spinning Rock
June 4, 2010, Albuquerque Journal – New Mexico Astronomers Tracking Jupiter Impact
February, 2010, NOAO Currents – Science with Optical Interferometry – An Invitation to Join the SOC
January 7, 2010, Mountain Mail – Magdalena Ridge Observatory to Receive $4 million For Expansion

2009

October 9, 2009 Ars Technica – No Plume, But a Firehose of Data From NASA Moon Bombing
June 2009 Physics Today - Probing stars with optical and near-IR interferometry (MROI project scientist Michelle Creech-Eakman co-author)

2008

February 14, 2008 – Small Town Papers - Tech Astrophysicist Hosts ‘Science Cafe’ At Magdalena Ridge Observatory
January 10, 2008 Universe Today - Asteroid Won’t Hit Mars
January 9, 2008 NASA-JPL Press Releases and Updates: 2007 WD5 Mars Collision Effectively Ruled Out – Impact Odds now 1 in 10,000
January 4, 2008 USA Today - Asteroid hit: What might happen to Mars
January 4, 2008 - NASA says asteroid (slightly) less likely to hit Mars
January 3, 2008 Space.com - Asteroid’s Martian Impact: What Might Happen
January 2, 2008 NASA-JPL Press Releases and Updates: - New Observations Slightly Decrease Mars Impact Probability

2007

The 2.4m telescope recently provided tracking data to help NASA refine the odds of faint asteroid 2007 WD5 hitting Mars on January 30, 2008. From the orbital data collected, a near miss is the most likely outcome. For a chronicle of the story as it developed, check out the following links:

2006

October 25, 2006, Albuquerque Journal - Telescope Ready to Open Heavens
October 23, 2006 – Astronomy Magazine: Observatory opens in New Mexico, New Mexico Tech’s Magdalena Ridge Observatory will hunt for small bodies throughout the solar system