Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter: November 2014
Dear Members of the Mars Community, On behalf of Lisa Pratt (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, attached is the November […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
2nd Announcement: JWST Workshop at DPS Meeting
James Webb Space Telescope Solar System Observing Workshop Sunday, November 9 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (MST) JWST Workshop Agenda In order to help realize the full potential of the […]
PDS – MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER SHARAD RADARGRAM RELEASE 3
The Planetary Data System (PDS) announces the third release of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Shallow Radar (SHARAD) radargram data processed by the U.S. members of the SHARAD team. This release […]
JOB OPPORTUNITY: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT LOWELL OBSERVATORY
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at Lowell Observatory to work on an investigation of solids and liquids in the outer solar system, in particular relating to the surfaces […]
Solar System Observations with the K2 Mission
The K2 mission will make use of the Kepler spacecraft and its assets to expand upon Kepler’s groundbreaking discoveries through new and exciting observations. K2 will use an innovative way of […]
SBAG 12: Draft agenda and early career travel support
Dear SBAG community The 12th SBAG meeting will be held January 6-7, 2015, in Phoenix, AZ. The final arrangements are being made with the hotel, and we anticipate having a […]
2ND ANNOUNCEMENT: WORKSHOP ON GROUND & SPACE OBSERVATORIES: A JOINT VENTURE TO PLANETARY SCIENCE
Registration has now opened for the ESO/ESA/ALMA/NRAO-NAASC workshop on: “Ground and Space Observatories: A Joint Venture to Planetary Science” March 2-5, 2015 Santiago, Chile http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2015/Planets2015.html The goal of this workshop is […]
PDS – ODYSSEY DATA RELEASE 49 – GRS
Mars Odyssey GRS/HEND data sets covering the data acquisition period January 1 to March 31, 2014, have now been released, two weeks after the scheduled release date of October 1. […]
Job Opportunity: TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN CHEMISTRY OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
University Academic Fellow in Chemistry of Planetary Atmospheres School of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences University of Leeds, UK This University Academic Fellowship (UAF) is a tenure track equivalent post for […]
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: 11TH IAA LOW-COST PLANETARY MISSION CONFERENCE (LCPM-11)
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) LCPM-11 will be held on 9-11 June 2015, in Berlin, Germany, at the Archenhold Sternwarte located in one of the largest parks in the […]
THREE-DAY TRAINING COURSE ON PLANETARY PROTECTION
Course: “Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices” Dates: February 24-26, 2015 Location: Kennedy Space Center, Florida We cordially invite all interested parties to participate in the upcoming course on Planetary Protection […]
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission
Peering out to the dim, outer reaches of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered three Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft could potentially visit […]
MESSENGER Provides First Optical Images of Ice Near Mercury’s North Pole
NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft has provided the first optical images of ice and other frozen volatile materials within permanently shadowed craters near Mercury’s north […]
Rosetta’s Comet Landing Site Close Up
A mosaic from the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft shows “Site J,” the primary landing site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for the mission’s Philae lander. Rosetta is the first mission to […]
“WISE at 5” Conference
WISE at 5: Legacy and Prospects February 10-12, 2015 Beckman Institute Auditorium California Institute of Technology Twitter hashtag: #wise5 This conference will celebrate what has been done with WISE, what is […]
INVITATION FOR PDS REVIEWERS FOR THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION
The PDS is inviting reviewers for the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) asteroid sample return mission. The PDS is establishing several review panels for the data products that will […]
Job Opportunity: CPS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN PLANETARY/EXOPLANET SCIENCE
The University of Toronto Centre for Planetary Sciences (CPS) is a centre for the study of all planets. The CPS expects to offer several postdoctoral fellowships of up to three years. The […]
Job Opportunity: POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE – STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Descriptive Title: Postdoctoral Associate REF#: WC-R-9213-14-09-S Budget Title: same as above Research Foundation Professional Position Department: Geosciences RF Line#: R1831000 Grade: E.89 Campus: Stony Brook West Campus/HSC Salary: $38,000 – $49,000 Required Qualifications: PhD, or the equivalent degree from […]
TWO NEW PLANETARY SCIENCE VOLUNTEER REVIEWER FORMS POSTED
The Planetary Science Division is seeking subject matter experts to serve as mail-in and/or panel meeting reviewers of ROSES 2014 proposals. We have posted two new volunteer reviewer forms for: C.12 Planetary […]
Early Solar System Bombardment III Call for Abstracts Open
The second announcement for the Workshop on Early Solar System Impact Bombardment III is now available. Included in this announcement is the call for abstracts, registration form, and information regarding logistics. […]