Job Opportunity: WWU Münster, Germany
Forty-five thousand students and 8,000 employees in teaching, research, and administration, all working together to shape perspectives for the future – that is the University of Münster (WWU). Embedded in […]
Upcoming NASA Advisory Committee Meetings: NAC Science and PAC
The next NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Science Committee meeting will be May 31-June 1. This advisory committee primarily issues findings to the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The upcoming NAC […]
Astrobiology Mission Ideation Factory Application Available
The NASA Astrobiology Program has partnered with Knowinnovation (KI) to host a pilot Astrobiology Mission Ideation Factory focused on the search for life at Mars. NASA would like to provide early-career researchers the opportunity to develop new […]
Terminal Habitability: The Goldilocks Zone of Tidally Locked Exoplanets
With the launch of NASA’s JWST, the hunt for near-Earth-sized exoplanets in the Habitable Zones of stars is heating up. The Habitable Zone (HZ) is defined as the zone around […]
In Memoriam: Jaclyn Allen, 1950–2023
Planetary science education recently lost a pioneer and one of our finest members. Jaclyn (Jackie) Allen passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023, held close by her family. In 1991, […]
Evidence for Impact Mixing Among Rocky Planetesimals in the Early Solar System Due to Early Giant Planet Migration
The structure and dynamic evolution of the early solar system have been debated, particularly with regard to the extent, mechanism, and timing of mixing between the inner and outer solar […]
The Moon Is Not Made of Cheese: Subdivisions of the Lunar Interior Elucidated
The Apollo seismic experiments on the Moon in the 1960s-1970s allowed for the first determination of the internal structure of a body outside Earth. While decreased seismic wave velocities indicated […]
Travel Grants and Registration Open for 2023 Hybrid Planet In Situ Workshop Within the International Conference on Aeolian Research (ICAR)
You are invited to participate in the second 2023 hybrid workshop on Optimizing Planetary In Situ Surface-Atmosphere Interaction Investigations (Planet In Situ), held in conjunction with the International Conference on […]
Ocean Worlds at Uranus: Priorities for Future Exploration
The uranian system consists of the ice giant planet Uranus, its rings, and at least 27 moons. The five major moons — Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon — are […]
Martian Crater Clusters Reveal Influence of Martian Atmosphere on Meteoroids
Meteoroids often break apart into fragments when they pass through planetary atmospheres. When those fragments impact the surface of planets, they form a group of craters called a crater cluster. […]
AAPIiG APA Heritage Month Panel: Allyship as AAPI Geoscientists
In this panel, we bring previous speakers for the Virtual Early Career Researcher (ECR) Lunch series to highlight a specific part of their experience as AAPI geoscientists: being allies for […]
Mercury Science and Exploration May 2023 Newsletter Released
The Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) is circulating Issue 11 of The Mercury Newsletter. The quarterly community newsletter can be accessed online at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/newsletter/. This edition announces openings on the […]
Sintering of Mars Clay Mineral Simulants: Implications for Developing ISRU Technology on Mars
Developing an autonomous habitation using local resources is critical for future human expeditions to Mars. Fortunately, the constituents required to supply consumables essential for life have been identified on the […]
Newly Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 120 members and 23 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Those elected bring the […]
AANHPI Heritage Month Panel on Tuesday, May 9
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month Panel – “Navigating the Bamboo Ceiling: How AANHPI Experience the Glass Ceiling from a Social Scientist and Geoscientist Perspective” Tuesday, May […]
SpaceX’s Historic Launch of Starship
On April 20 at 8:33 a.m. CDT, SpaceX conducted an orbital test flight from a launchpad near Brownsville, Texas. The Starship vehicle consisted of the first-stage rocket booster and the […]
JWST Provides New Insights into the Evolution of Our Universe
Infrared telescopes provide insight into galaxy formation and the evolution of our universe. In July 2022, NASA released the first results of the JWST telescope. JWST is the first infrared […]
The Lunar Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group Seeking Input on Draft Standards for Planetary Geospatial Data
The Lunar Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group (Lunar SDI) requests input on a draft set of community standards for Lunar Analysis Ready Data. These standards are aimed at data producers, […]
Interactions Between Planetary Embryo Magma Oceans and H₂-Rich Atmospheres Could Account for Earth’s Water Abundance
The origin of Earth’s signature geochemical features, including its abundant water, oxidized mantle, and core density that is lower than that of pure iron metal, has continued to puzzle scientists. […]
Participants Selected for One-Year Mars Analog Mission
On April 17, 2023, NASA selected four participants to conduct the first of three one-year-long analog missions to simulate living on Mars. The overall mission of Crew Health and Performance […]