Nina Lanza

Nina Lanza

Planetary Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Nina Lanza is a planetary scientist in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Space Remote Sensing and Data Science group. She's also the principal investigator of the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which has been exploring the Red Planet since 2012.

Latest articles by Nina Lanza

The Haughton Impact Crater is similar to Mars in many ways, making it a great place for researchers to test new technology that could one day be used to explore other planets. Here a team of researchers working on the ground are seen from a drone.

Designing a drone that can search for life on other planets

By Nina Lanza published

We have yet to find microbial life on another planet. But with the assistance of autonomous drones, we may be able to find it sooner rather than later.

Astronomy Kit