New Impact Structure Confirmed in Western Australia
While earlier geologic and geophysical research suggested an impact crater may lie buried some 200 kilometers north of Perth, Western Australia, a new study led by Morgan Cox at Curtin […]
While earlier geologic and geophysical research suggested an impact crater may lie buried some 200 kilometers north of Perth, Western Australia, a new study led by Morgan Cox at Curtin […]
Kepler-107, a star over 1,700 light years from Earth, was found in 2014 to have at least four planets orbiting it. One of those planets, Kepler-107c, has an average density […]
Because the planet Mercury is so close to the Sun and feels the Sun’s strong gravity, Mercury’s orbit has provided important tests of Einstein’s theory of gravity and general relativity. […]
Earth’s ability to sustain life depends strongly on volatile elements like carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and nitrogen that make up a large proportion of our atmosphere, allowing us to breathe and […]
La capacidad de la Tierra para sostener la vida depende en gran medida de elementos volátiles como el carbono, el hidrógeno, el azufre y el nitrógeno que forman una gran […]
Debido a que el planeta Mercurio está muy cerca del Sol y siente la fuerte gravedad del Sol, la órbita de Mercurio ha proporcionado pruebas importantes de la teoría de […]
At the end of the annual Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) meeting in November, the VEXAG Chair transitioned to Darby Dyar, Mount Holyoke College. Noam Izenberg, APL , became the […]
To celebrate the Lunar and Planetary Institute’s (LPI’s) 50th anniversary, we asked staff what the LPI means to them and to share their thoughts on the last 50 years of […]
We invite you to submit abstracts to Session 67232 at AbSciCon 2019 titled “Salty Goodness: Understanding life, biosignature preservation, and brines in the Solar System”. AbSciCon 2019 abstracts are due […]
To the Mars Community, On behalf of Jeff Johnson (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Kelly Perry of the Mars Program Science Office, the February 2019 edition of the […]
Global or planet-encircling dust storms are one of the most fascinating features of the Martian atmosphere and climate. With two rovers on the surface and six spacecraft in orbit, in conjunction […]
Ocean Worlds 4 will be held in Columbia, Maryland on May 21-22, 2019. There we will focus on the ice-water interactions occurring within ocean worlds beyond Earth, from a multi-disciplinary and […]