Is the EPSC-DPS (European Planetary Science Congress-Division for Planetary Sciences) 2019 meeting your first conference presentation (oral or poster)? Nervous? Would you like advice? Join others like you for this educational […]
Many extraterrestrial environments are characterized by conditions that are unknown on Earth, for example, chloride and perchlorate brines near the Martian surface. A new study by Heinz et al. examined […]
A new study reports evidence of shock-induced aqueous alteration recorded in a group of martian meteorites, the nakhlites. The nakhlites are igneous rocks, rich in the mineral augite, that crystallized […]
Humanity’s relationship with the Moon fundamentally changed on July 20, 1969. Over 50 years of sample analysis and spacecraft observations show the Moon is a unique planetary body in its […]
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank, commensurate […]
A new document titled “High Priority Science at Mercury” identifies a number of high-priority science questions about Mercury, including: How did Mercury form? How did Mercury differentiate and acquire its […]
Consider submitting abstracts on your planetary science research to the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) that will be held March 2-8, 2020 in New Delhi, India. The abstract fee will be waived […]
International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration held annually since 2010. One day each year, everyone on Earth is invited to observe and […]
Ever wonder how NASA communicates with science missions around other worlds? The answer is pretty simple — NASA sends commands to space missions using large radio dishes and receives updates from those […]
New images from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu reveal surprising results about the size and composition of rocks on the surface of this ancient object. Ryugu, which is believed […]
The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at The University of Chicago invites applications for the T. C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellowship. We seek outstanding scientists who lead creative investigations into the […]
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is seeking subject matter experts to serve as mail-in and/or panel reviewers of proposals to Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES). Just follow the links below to the volunteer review forms […]
The USGS Astrogeology Science Center is looking for a Photogrammetrist (GS-11/12 Physical Scientist). We work in coordination with NASA and other agencies to support missions to planetary objects across the Solar […]
The interiors of the Moon and Earth are compositionally and isotopically similar, lending credence to a giant-impact model for the Earth-Moon system. While the distinctly lower abundance of highly siderophile […]
The poles of Mercury and the Moon are among the coldest places in our solar system. If sufficiently cold, permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) near the poles of Mercury and the […]
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Town Hall EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, Fri, 20 Sep, 13:30–15:00|Moon (Room 15)( SMW1.12) Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland The purpose […]
The Florida Space Institute (FSI) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a postdoctoral associate position to carry out research on the physical processes on the surface […]
COMETS III A proposed new volume in the Space Science Series Call for Expressions of Interest A decade-and-a-half has passed since the publication of Comets II, edited by Michel Festou, Uwe […]
On August 14 at 2:21 a.m. IST (4:51 p.m. EDT August 13), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) conducted one final maneuver of the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft to raise its orbit and […]
Four potential sampling sites have been selected on the asteroid Bennu. Although the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been in orbit around Bennu since December 2018, the asteroid’s unexpectedly rocky surface has […]