In Memoriam: Jaclyn Allen, 1950–2023
Planetary science education recently lost a pioneer and one of our finest members. Jaclyn (Jackie) Allen passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023, held close by her family. In 1991, […]
Planetary science education recently lost a pioneer and one of our finest members. Jaclyn (Jackie) Allen passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023, held close by her family. In 1991, […]
The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 120 members and 23 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Those elected bring the […]
Mars science community, On January 9–11, 2023, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is sponsoring a Technology Showcase — focused this year on planetary science — to foster discussions about new technologies […]
Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the October 2022 edition of […]
The Caltech Center for Comparative Planetary Evolution (3CPE) at the California Institute of Technology solicits applications for a postdoctoral prize fellowship associated with the center. This fellowship will be awarded […]
The search for life on other worlds has focused on liquid water. However, water is not the only necessary ingredient for a habitable environment. Enceladus, one of the moons of […]
Several aspects of Saturn and its famous ring system have defied explanation. First, Saturn’s obliquity (the angle between its rotational and orbital axis) has a relatively large value of 26.7 […]
Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the September 2022 edition of […]
Dear Small Bodies Colleagues: The Small Bodies Assessment Group’s (SBAG’s) next meeting (SBAG #28) will be on January 24-26, 2023 at IPAC on the Caltech Campus in Pasadena, CA, and […]
Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier, and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the July 2022 edition of […]
The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released a fourth Community Announcement as an amendment to the www.SAM.gov notice ID NNH20ZDA016L at https://sam.gov/opp/7a7c4989fa8a42b5bcecc945f7107778/view concerning its intention to solicit investigations for […]
To the Mars Community, The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has chartered the Mars Concurrent Exploration Science Analysis Group (MCE-SAG) to identify and prioritize scientific objectives and/or investigations that […]
Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier, and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the May 2022 edition of […]
Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the April 2022 edition of […]
Number: NNH22ZDA010LRelease Date: April 8, 2022Response Date: June 1, 2022 This email announces the release of a Request for Information (RFI) via NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) that […]
The LPI-JSC-led Center for Lunar Science and Exploration (CLSE) is looking for volunteers to advise a team of high school students participating in the 2022-2023 Exploration of the Moon and […]
Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier, and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the March 2022 edition of […]
Mary L. Droser, University of California, Riverside, will receive the 2022 NAS Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences – Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal. Droser is known for her pioneering discoveries and […]
The Summer Undergraduate Program for Planetary Research, or SUPPR, is an eight-week summer internship providing undergraduates majoring in geology and related sciences with an opportunity to participate in NASA planetary […]
The National Academies’ Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) is conducting a NASA-sponsored independent review of the Network for Life Detection (NfoLD) White Paper on Standards of Evidence for Life […]