Naturally Occurring Superconductors Found in Meteorites
Meteorites can contain a wide variety of exotic materials that are very rarely, if at all, observed on Earth. These materials are exciting to discover and compelling to study because […]
Subglacial Runoff Helped Carve the Valley Networks on Early Mars
For the last 40 years, since the valleys of Mars were first discovered, the assumption has been that precipitation and surface water runoff fueled rivers that once flowed on Mars, […]
AGU Virtual Student Travel Grant Applications Due August 25
The 2020 AGU Fall Meeting Virtual Student Travel Grant program is accepting applications for students to be reimbursed for some of the costs to attend #AGU20’s online experience. This year, all […]
ChemCam Continues to Reveal New Discoveries
The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument, and its team, has now been operating on the surface of Mars for eight years, one of the longest streaks of its kind. Only […]
Attend the DPS Meeting this Year!
Please join us at the virtual DPS meeting this year, October 26-30! It’s a great opportunity to attend DPS, perhaps for the first time. Meeting abstracts are due Aug 12. […]
Job Opportunity: Scientific Programmer Position, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
Late Accretion onto Terrestrial Planets (TRR 170) is a Transregional Collaborative Research Center funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The scope of TRR 170 is the interdisciplinary study of the […]
Call for Nominations: J. Lawrence Smith Medal
The J. Lawrence Smith Medal is awarded every three years for investigations of meteoric bodies. The award includes a $50,000 prize. Additional information, including past recipients, eligibility requirements, and more, […]
August 11: Ask An Astrobiologist with Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra
Episode 34: August 11th at 10:00am Pacific time.Simulcast live on Facebook, Livestream and SAGANet. Please join us as we welcome Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra, a research scientist at the Blue Marble Space […]
Asteroid Impacts, Volcanism, and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs
The mass extinction event 66 million years ago between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods decimated non-avian dinosaurs, although the primary cause of this extinction has been intensely debated. There was […]
IIE Iron Meteorites Suggest a Single Parent Asteroid with a Core Dynamo and Layers of Chondritic and Achondritic Material
Most meteorites in our collection are materials derived from the main asteroid belt. The traditional classification of these meteorites suggests that they come from either primitive, undifferentiated asteroids that have […]
Aperiodic PDS Data Releases in 2020.07
In July 2020, PDS ingested and made available the following data, none of which were regularly released with an ongoing mission: 2020.07.30 Rosetta OSIRIS data from cruise phases […]
51 Pegasi b Fellowship: Application Guidelines
The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program sponsored by the Heising-Simons Foundation provides an opportunity for promising recent doctoral scientists to conduct novel theoretical, experimental, or observational research in planetary astronomy. […]
Expression of Interest (EOI): SMD Call for Augmentations and Funded Extensions
Solicitation Number: NNH20ZDA010L Release Date: July 29, 2020 Response Date: August 21, 2020 Dear Colleague, At the Virtual Community Town Hall on July 9, 2020, the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) […]
The LPI is Looking for Scientists to Help with the ExMASS Program
Going to the Moon creates a great opportunity to inspire and engage the next generation! The Exploration of the Moon and Asteroids by Secondary Students (ExMASS) program, managed by the […]
The Coronae of Venus: Evidence for Ongoing Volcanic Activity?
So far, the Earth is the only known planet to experience globally active plate tectonics and active volcanism; however, more evidence is emerging that Venus may have also experienced recent […]
Exoplanet Plate Tectonics May Have Required an Early Start
Getting an early start may have helped rocky exoplanets in the race for habitability, according to researchers at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Plate tectonics is considered an important factor […]
Planetary Science Education Session at GSA this Fall
If you are interested in planetary science and education, please consider submitting an abstract to the following session for this fall’s GSA: T. 124 To Boldly Go: Thoughts, Approaches, and […]
GSA Session T119: Sedimentary Landscapes Across the Solar System: Planets, Moons, and Terrestrial Analogues
We are inviting abstracts to our multidisciplinary session sponsored by the Planetary Geology, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology, and Sedimentary Geology divisions of the Geological Society of America (GSA). This session […]
Mars Exploration: What Can the Red Planet Tell Us About Our Own?
Thursday, July 30, at 3:00 p.m. CDT The Lunar and Planetary Institute is pleased to conduct this free, 30-minute virtual program for families and children. We will connect participants with […]
Using Australian Analogs to Prepare for Mars 2020 at Jezero Crater
As the Mars 2020 rover Perseverance steadily draws toward its launch date no earlier than July 30, the rover’s internationally distributed science team is working to obtain a more complete […]