The Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) is seeking applications for several roles on its Steering Committee, including: Vice-Chair Geology Discipline Member Magnetosphere Discipline Member Early Career Member International Early Career […]
The 2023 National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS II) Users Meeting will be held virtually from April 24-28. As part of the users meeting, we have organized a workshop titled […]
NASA is creating a Science, Technology, Architecture Review Team (START) to determine the science scope and needed observatory capabilities for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). HWO was prioritized by the […]
Northern Arizona University (NAU) is hiring postdoctoral scholars for the Inclusive Academic Excellence in Scholars program in astronomy, planetary science, or any related field. This program provides an opportunity for focused […]
Free-floating planets are worlds ejected from developing solar systems during the first few million years of planetary system evolution. They were first discovered during a joint Japan-New Zealand survey of […]
Electrostatic discharges, such as lightning, occur after sufficiently large charge differences arise within planetary atmospheres. These charge differences result from collisions between aerosol particles (the triboelectric effect). Lightning provides a […]
Draft CAN Release Date: April 6, 2023Comments Due: April 20, 2023Number: NNH23ZDA014J The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released a draft Cooperative Agreement Notice […]
The Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) meeting originally planned for April 25–27, 2023, has been rescheduled for August 1-3, 2023. This virtual meeting will be open to the public and scheduled […]
Volatile elements and compounds, such as water, are crucial to geological processes and will be vital for future in-situ resource utilization on the Moon. Thus, it is important to understand […]
On April 3, NASA announced the selected astronaut crew for the Artemis II mission, planned to launch in November 2024. The team consists of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, […]
Asteroid (162173) Ryugu is a pristine carbonaceous asteroid recently sampled by JAXA during the Hayabusa2 mission. Chemical, isotopic, and contextual measurements suggest that Ryugu is genetically linked to Ivuna-type (CI) […]
The current surface conditions of Venus are oppressive, with a surface pressure of approximately 90 bar (90 times Earth’s surface pressure) and temperatures approaching 735 K (hot enough to melt […]
The Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) in Washington, DC, welcomes applications for two postdoctoral fellowships. Scientists in CEPS primarily focus on […]
We are excited to announce the 2023 Black In Astro Travel Grants supported through a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation and The Ohio State University Department of Astronomy. The 2023 Black […]
We are pleased to announce that the call for proposals for the third announcement of opportunity (AO3) for Ryugu samples is now open. AO3 Website: https://jaxa-ryugu-sample-ao.net/ Ryugu sample database: https://darts.isas.jaxa.jp/curation/hayabusa2/ […]
The new NASA Facility for Astromaterials Research (NFAR) is designed to provide access to a unique combination of laboratories, instruments, infrastructure, technical expertise, and other assets for conducting broad-based world-class […]
Date: April 6, 2023Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDTLocation: WebEx NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold a follow-on community town hall question and answer session focused on the FY24 […]
The timing and mechanism of water delivery to early Earth is a subject of active research. The central question is what type(s) of planetary bodies carried the water. Water could […]
Venus is called Earth’s twin because these two planets have comparable masses and diameters. However, our understanding of Venus is limited due to the thick atmosphere shrouding its surface. We […]
SAM.gov Special Notice ID Number: NNH20ZDA016L Release of the draft AO January 10, 2023 (actual) Estimated Release of final AO November 2023 (target) Estimated Proposal due date March 2024 (target) […]