Rapid Variations of Earth’s Magnetic Field
Earth’s magnetic field provides a barrier shielding Earth from harmful cosmic rays as well as helping sustain our atmosphere by deflecting the solar wind. It is produced by a geodynamo […]
Monthly Archives: July 2020
The Effects of Mineral Dust on Planet Habitability
Assessing the habitability of planets beyond our own solar system is a critically important goal of planetary science and astrobiology. There are a significant number of studies that focus on […]
Planetary Mission Concept Studies Workshop Recordings Available
Recordings of presentations given at the recent Planetary Mission Concept Studies workshop are now available to view online. The recordings can be found on the workshop website.
AGU 2020 Session P012: Enceladus: A Habitable World Beckons
Saturn’s small yet active icy moon remains one of the most scientifically compelling worlds in the solar system. In this long-running special session, now in its 15th year, we seek to […]
AGU 2020 Session P010: Detecting Life through Space and Time: From Geochemistry to Biology
Dear Colleagues, We cordially invite you to submit abstracts to our AGU 2020 (December 7-11, 2020) session on astrobiology and life detection. Our session aims to emphasize the connections between […]
AGU 2020 Session P006: Carbon Across the Solar System on the Eve of Returning Asteroid Samples
We invite abstracts to be submitted to our session through July 29: Studies of the existence and state of carbonaceous material on Solar System bodies is at the forefront of […]
SSERVI Announces 2020 Award Winners
Recognizing that science and exploration go hand in hand, NASA created SSERVI in 2013, expanding the scope of the former NASA Lunar Science Institute to include basic and applied scientific […]
Decadal Survey Blank Paper: Inform the Survey of Missing Science, Final Week
The White Paper “Planetary and Astrobiology Blank Papers: Science White Papers Cancelled or Downscaled Due to Direct Impact of COVID-19 and National-scale Civil Action” will be submitted July 15 on […]
Los circones sobrevivieron para contar la historia de la antigua corteza lunar
La superficie lunar está llena de reliquias de impactos grandes y pequeños que han ofuscado el antiguo registro geológico de la Luna. El circón (SiO 4 ) es un mineral […]
Radar sugiere una corteza lunar rica en hierro y titanio
La gran cantidad de datos de naves espaciales lunares recopilados durante las últimas décadas permite búsquedas globales de recursos en la Luna. Un estudio dirigido por Essam Heggy de la […]
Los gases de Yellowstone sugieren una fuente condrítica de los volátiles de la Tierra durante la acreción temprana
La Tierra es un planeta rico en volátiles. Los elementos volátiles son importante en la evolución geológica de la Tierra y también fueron responsables de crear ambientes habitables, donde la […]
Gases from Yellowstone Suggest a Chondritic Source of Earth’s Volatiles During Early Accretion
Earth is a volatile-rich planet. Volatile elements have played an important role in the geological evolution of Earth and were also responsible for creating habitable environments, where life could evolve […]
Radar Suggests an Iron- and Titanium-Rich Upper Lunar Crust
The wealth of lunar spacecraft data collected over the last several decades allows for global searches for resources on the Moon. A study led by Essam Heggy from the University […]
Zircons Survived to Tell the Tale of the Ancient Lunar Crust
The lunar surface is littered with relicts of impacts large and small that have obfuscated the ancient geologic record of the Moon. Zircon (SiO4) is a mineral often used to look […]
2020-2021 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series Announced
Over the next ten years, five spacecraft will launch into the solar system to explore ten incredibly diverse objects. This armada of spacecraft will set their sights on the Moon, […]
AGU 2020 Session on the New Mars Underground (and Beyond) 3.0
Dear Colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the following session at this year’s AGU Fall Meeting (7 – 11 December, 2020): P042 – The New Mars Underground (and […]
SOFIA Cycle 9 Calls for Proposals Released
SOFIA is pleased to invite proposals for Cycle 9 observations, with a deadline of September 4, 2020, 21:00 PDT (September 5, 2020, 4:00 UTC). Detailed information about the Cycle 9 calls can […]
AGU 2020 Session on Planetary Accretion and Differentiation
We invite contributions to the session “Accretion and differentiation of rocky planets: perspectives from geophysics, geochemistry, & astronomy” at the AGU Fall Meeting December 7-11, 2020, which will be at least partially virtual […]
Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Research Job Announcement
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate anticipates releasing a USAJOBS announcement to fill the position of Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Research (ADAAR) in Washington, DC. The ADAAR will work as part of a […]
Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for July 2020
To the Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Brandi Carrier, and Dave Beaty of the Mars Program Science Office, the July 2020 edition of […]