Dr. Dali Kong is a research professor at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is now leading a team mainly working on planetary fluid mechanics and magnetohydrodynamics, under […]
Earth’s crust is composed of many different igneous rock types, which are thought to result from the dynamic nature of Earth’s geologic history. Crust is recycled on Earth, and this […]
The Orion module, which consists of the NASA-built crew module and the ESA-built European Service Module, successfully finished thermal vacuum testing prior to being shipped to its final destination of […]
Early career scientists (undergraduate/graduate students and postdocs) are invited to give lightning talks (approximately 5 minutes) on their work (i.e., research, skills) at a virtual networking event hosted by the […]
The postdoctoral research associate will work with Dr. Catherine Elder to study lunar surface processes using a combination of thermal modeling and observations by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Diviner […]
The next episode of Ask an Astrobiologist will take place on Monday, March 30, at 10:00 Pacific Time (17:00 UTC). Tune in on SAGANet or watch on the NASA Astrobiology […]
The NASA Science Division Directors will provide community updates on Tuesday, March 31, when they address the discipline committees of the National Academies’ Space Studies Board (SSB) during Space Science […]
An extensive series of 3-, 14-, and 28-day-long lunar mission simulations through the Desert Research and Technology Studies (DRATS) program provided an opportunity to explore a new operational paradigm that […]
The first articles to be published in The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) are now online! Launched late last year by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and its Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), […]
Jezero crater on Mars is the landing site for the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which is due to launch this July. It was selected as the landing site for […]
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 […]
Earth Day will mark its 50th anniversary on April 22, 2020 with the first Digital Earth Day, a global digital mobilization to diversify, educate, and activate the environmental movement worldwide. […]
Now through April 13, 2020, NASA is encouraging applications for its 32nd Annual Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS). Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, PSSS is a […]
The 2020 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers scheduled for June 16–18, 2020 at the Planetary Science Institute in Lakewood, Colorado has been cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19. This […]
Dear colleagues, We have an opening for postdoc in petrology/geochemistry at the University of Freiburg (Germany) to expand our experimental or thermodynamic focus on magmatic, hydrothermal or ore-forming processes. This […]
NASA revealed the first two scientific instruments that will be aboard the upcoming lunar orbiter Gateway on March 12. Gateway will orbit the Moon and will be intermittently occupied by […]
How the Moon formed is a long-debated question. According to the giant impact theory, the Moon formed from a collision between the early Earth and a rocky body called “Theia.” […]
Even though the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) itself has been cancelled, LPSC poster presenters are encouraged to submit their e-posters to the meeting website using the instructions found […]
The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) invites all interested members of the community to participate in a Workshop Without Walls on the theme of Lunar Volatiles and Solar […]
Dear impact science colleagues, We would like to announce the following exciting session at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) meeting that is scheduled to take place September 27 – October […]