Ellen Stofan, formerly the Consulting Senior Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, becomes Director of the National Air and Space Museum. She replaces Chris Browne, who has served ...

On the verge of a new era in space exploration, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), AstroPlanetview’s Sandra Magnus and Director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Ellen Stofan examine the factors ...

Ellen Stofan ('83) talks about life as a planetary geologist Planetary geologist Ellen Stofan returned to her alma mater in April and talked up a storm—not your usual storm, but an incredibly cold ...

The first nautical exploration of an extraterrestrial sea could come as soon as 2022, if a team of researchers can convince NASA to try sailing a boat on an alien world. "The overwhelming reaction I ...

Monday, April 30 marks planetary geologist Dr. Ellen Stofan’s first day as the new John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum. Dr. Stofan was most recently a consulting ...

NASA’s chief scientist Ellen Stofan emphasized the reality of climate change and advocated for increased reliance on scientific data in the Philodemic Room of Healy Hall on Wednesday. Around 60 ...

This live web chat was recorded on March 19, 2020 Dr. Ellen Stofan, the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum, will join us as our expert. Dr. Stofan will answer your ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Ellen Stofan is an Undersecretary for Science and Research in the Smithsonian Institution with 13 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2015 House ...

NASA’s Ames Research Center will host a media availability Nov. 21 with Ellen Stofan, NASA’s new chief scientist. As principal science advisor to the NASA administrator, she is responsible for ...

Is there life in space? One of NASA’s top scientists says yes. NASA’s chief scientist Ellen Stofan said Tuesday that we’ll see signs of alien life within the next decade. “I believe we are going to ...

Dr. Ellen Stofan is a planetary geologist who has spent a lot of time looking up at the stars and thinking about life outside our planet. But in this episode, she talks with Kim about the portraits of ...