VOL. 101 | NO. 4 When PG&E Turns Out APRIL 2020 the Lights on Science A Dream Spacecraft for Neptune Welcome to the Chibanian Age (770,000 Years Ago) FROM Science THE Spill Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout dumped millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf, a massive investment in science has been the silver lining. FROM THE EDITOR Editor in Chief Heather Goss, AGU, Washington, D.C., USA;
[email protected] Editorial Manager, News and Features Editor Caryl-Sue Micalizio Deepwater Horizon’s Legacy Science Editor Timothy Oleson Senior News Writer Randy Showstack News Writer and Production Associate Kimberly M. S. Cartier of Science News and Features Writer Jenessa Duncombe n 20 April 2010, a bubble of methane shot up an oil Production & Design and gas well in the Gulf of Mexico and ignited when it Manager, Production and Operations Faith A. Ishii Senior Production Specialist Melissa A. Tribur Oreached the surface, killing 11 crew members and Editorial and Production Coordinator Liz Castenson starting an uncontrollable fire on the Deepwater Horizon Assistant Director, Design & Branding Beth Bagley drilling rig. Given the catastrophic emergency, it wasn’t until Senior Graphic Designer Valerie Friedman Graphic Designer J. Henry Pereira the rig sank 2 days later that anyone realized oil was being released into the Gulf. Not just spilling—gushing out from the Marketing well at the seabed at an enormous rate. Director, Marketing, Branding & Advertising Jessica Latterman That’s when Jerry Miller—Eos’s science adviser representing Assistant Director, Marketing & Advertising Liz Zipse AGU’s Ocean Sciences section—was called to action.