The Effects of Mineral Dust on Planet Habitability
Assessing the habitability of planets beyond our own solar system is a critically important goal of planetary science and astrobiology. There are a significant number of studies that focus on […]
Assessing the habitability of planets beyond our own solar system is a critically important goal of planetary science and astrobiology. There are a significant number of studies that focus on […]
Dust devils probably occur on Saturn’s moon Titan, according to a new study led by Brian Jackson of Boise State University. Dust devils are convective vortices that transport dust and […]
In case you missed it, two teams recently reported findings related to dust rings in the inner solar system. The first, led by scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory in […]
Global or planet-encircling dust storms are one of the most fascinating features of the Martian atmosphere and climate. With two rovers on the surface and six spacecraft in orbit, in conjunction […]
Global or planet-encircling dust storms are one of the most fascinating features of the Martian atmosphere and climate. With two rovers on the surface and six spacecraft in orbit, in conjunction […]
The lunar surface is covered by regolith that contains microscopically small, angular, and abrasive dust particles. A new study on simulants, carried out by Rachel Caston and colleagues at Stony Brook University, […]
Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, to be held in Vienna from April 8 – 13, 2018: GMPV2.7/PS1.12 Accretion, Differentiation […]
The DAP-2017 workshop was held in Boulder on January 11th-13th. It was focused on open science questions, the status and future of our supporting modeling and laboratory experimental capabilities, and […]
The workshop will bring together a very diverse group of scientists and engineers, e.g., Mars scientists, engineers, mission architects, mission planners, experts in human health, and Mars surface mechanical systems […]
The Dust, Atmosphere and Plasma environment of the Moon and Small Bodies (DAP-2017) workshop will be a forum: (i) to discuss our current understanding of the surface environment of the […]
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted an eruption of dust around a young star, possibly the result of a smashup between large asteroids. This type of collision can eventually lead […]
Back in the 60s and 70s, Apollo astronauts circling the Moon saw something that still puzzles researchers today. About 10 seconds before lunar sunrise or lunar sunset, pale luminous streamers […]
The New Horizons Project recently completed a 1.5-year study of the potential dust impact hazard from small-satellite-generated debris as the spacecraft flies through the Pluto system in July 2015. This […]