Outreach
Several SESS students explain their research and how it fits into the lab's goals.
TV/Public Appearances
2015
Strangest Weather on Earth: Episode 8 Season 3, The Weather Channel, November 1
Strangest Weather on Earth: Episode 5 Season 3, The Weather Channel, October 11
Nova: Chasing Pluto - PBS, July 15
2012
Meteors! - Stanford eDay lecture, July 21
2011
Sigrid Close co-hosted National Geographic's Known Universe along with astronaut Michael Massimino. [Stanford Report interview]

Meteoroid Threats to Spacecraft - SETI invited lecture, May 4
Space Dangers - NOVA ScienceNow, January 19
In The News
2017
The Sneaky Danger of Space Dust, Scientific American podcast, May 11
Why space dust emits radio waves upon crashing into a spacecraft, Phys.org, May 2
NASA Could Use a Miniaturized Satellite to Test Europa Moon's Dust and Radiation, Seeker, April 10
Tiny Asteroid-Mining Scouts Could Study Space-Dust Strikes, Space.com, February 6
2014
President Obama selects two Stanford engineers for early career award, Stanford Engineering, January 8
2013
To catch a shooting star, Stanford Magazine, November
Better origami using nature and maths, BBC, May 10
Close Wins Early Career Award from Department of Energy - Stanford Engineering, May 8
How to pack a big solar sail in a tiny cubesat - NBC News, May 3
Stanford scientist closes in on a mystery that impedes space exploration - Stanford Report, February 26
Also online at Phys.Org and Geek.com, and featured on ABC7 News
2011
Meteoroid impacts may explain some satellite mysteries - USA Today, September 26
Potentially Damaging Meteor Shower Highlights Risk to Spacecraft - Space.com, September 22
Tiny bits of debris are a big problem in space - Stanford Report, September 6
NASA Needs Strategic Plan to Manage Orbital Debris Efforts; Risks Increasing for Satellites, Space Station - National Academies, September 1
Stanford researchers try to solve satellite mystery - ABC7 News (KGO-TV)
2010
Report examines options for detecting and countering near-Earth objects - National Academies, January 23