In Memoriam: Ernst K. Zinner 1937-2015
Ernst K. Zinner, PhD, research professor emeritus of physics and earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Thursday, July 30, at the […]
Ernst K. Zinner, PhD, research professor emeritus of physics and earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Thursday, July 30, at the […]
The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) is NASA’s community-based forum designed to provide science input for planning and prioritizing outer planet exploration activities for the next several decades. It is […]
The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means […]
The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Mars Science Data Release 9, November 2014 – March 2015, for instruments: APXS ChemCam CheMin, DAN Hazcam MAHLI […]
Ten years after launch, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revealed the Red Planet’s diversity and activity, returning more data about Mars every week than the weekly total from all […]
The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means […]
They’re united by a lofty goal — to investigate whether Jupiter’s moon Europa could harbor primitive life under its icy shell. Last week, a team of scientists and engineers for […]
The biannual newsletter of NASA’s Planetary Missions Program Office is now on the website at: http://discovery.nasa.gov/newsletter/newsletter.cfml Contents: -New Horizons: Welcome to Pluto! -Dawn at Ceres: First Spacecraft to Orbit 2 […]
Applicants are invited for a postdoctoral position associated with the ERC e-Mars project dedicated to the evolution of Mars from the combination of orbital datasets of Mars, located at the laboratory of […]
Our Lunar Workshops are intensely interactive, educational events for people passionate about going back to the Moon. They provide a unique opportunity to discuss and collaborate on solutions that will […]
Small Bodies Node of the NASA Planetary Data System is pleased to announce that the following datasets have been released: -Rosetta-Orbiter COSIMA Data -Rosetta-Orbiter OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera 67P Prelanding […]
May 24-25, 2016 iCubeSat 2016, the 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide […]
ChemCam on Curiosity provides a large and varied geochemical dataset available for the planetary community that includes elemental compositions from more than 6,000 individual points on over 1,000 geological targets […]
The Bridging the Gap III: Impact Cratering in Nature, Experiments and Modeling conference will take place at the University of Freiburg, Germany, on September 21–26, 2015. Detailed information about the agenda […]
Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) meeting #13 will be held on Tuesday-Thursday, October 27–29, 2015, at James Webb Auditorium, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC. . A preliminary agenda is available at […]
LEAG Annual Meeting Abstract Deadline Reminder — August 11, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT! The Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group will be held October 20–22, 2015 at USRA Headquarters in Columbia, […]
To the Mars Community, On behalf of Lisa Pratt (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the August 2015 Edition of the […]
Research into biosignature recognition is rapidly evolving, particularly as our understanding of life’s ability to thrive and survive in extreme environments expands. Despite these advances, unambiguous biosignatures are difficult to diagnose. Biosignatures (in the […]
Data from terrestrial fieldwork, advances in modeling and experimentation, and spacecraft data have provided significant new insight into the characteristics of the impact cratering processes. This session will provide an opportunity to […]
The NASA Planetary Data System announces the ninth release of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, covering data acquired from Sol 805 through Sol 938 (November 10, 2014 through March […]