Dear Lunar Community, We would like to host a two-hour virtual discussion session on Wednesday, December 4 from 2–4 p.m. EST in order to share our thoughts on how we […]
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) has created a website to capture white paper proposals for the Planetary Decadal Survey. All interested members of the planetary science community are encouraged […]
To the Mars Community, On behalf of Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the November 2019 edition of the […]
On November 5, scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) opened untouched samples brought back from the Moon during the Apollo era. The rock and soil samples will be studied as […]
The Fall 2019 findings of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) have been posted to the OPAG website. The report can be found here: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/aug2019/Findings.pdf
LPI Director Dr. Louise Prockter will be the presenter of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) web seminar “The Exploration of Europa – An Ocean World in Our Backyard” on […]
Issue 158 of the Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin features the cover story, “NASA’s Ames Research Center: Contributions to Flight and Planetary Science.” You’ll find additional news from space, milestones, new […]
Edscottite (IMA 2018-086a), Fe5C2, is a new iron carbide mineral that occurs with low-Ni iron (kamacite), taenite, nickelphosphide (Ni-dominant schreibersite), and minor cohenite in the Wedder-burn iron meteorite, a Ni-rich […]
The success of scientists depends upon their ability to obtain funding. One of the largest challenges is to create strong proposals. Using Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) […]
Members of the Mars community, I cordially invite you to participate in the next virtual meeting (VM7) of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled on Wednesday, November 13th, […]
In support of NASA’s effort to explore the lunar south pole, including the Artemis program’s scheduled landing there of the first woman and next man in 2024, the LPI continues […]
VEXAG (Venus Exploration Analysis Group) is seeking two new volunteers for the VEXAG Steering Committee to replace the Roadmap Focus Group Lead and Member at Large, who have successfully completed […]
Sammy Griffin of the University of Glasgow has been named the 2019 Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award recipient. The Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award is for undergraduate or […]
As a reminder, the next SBAG meeting will be January 14th-16th at the Pasadena Hilton in Pasadena, California. We have two opportunities at the upcoming SBAG meeting in January specifically […]
To the Mars Community, On behalf of Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the October 2019 edition of the […]
The first 2019-2020 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series lecture will take place at the Lunar and Planetary Institute on Thursday, October 3, at 7:30 pm. Dr. Grant Heiken, a member of the […]
David Criswell received his Ph.D. in 1968 from Rice University in the Department of Space Physics and Astronomy. His graduate research at Rice University included experimental work on auroral photometry […]
Important Dates: Applications due on NSPIRES: October 15th, 2019 Selections made no later than: October 21st, 2019 Workshop Dates: November 18th-20th, 2019 Workshop Location: University of Arizona Campus, Tucson, AZ […]
Five recipients of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) Larry Taylor Travel Fund Awards have been announced. In honor of planetary scientist Professor Lawrence (Larry) A. Taylor […]
A new document titled “High Priority Science at Mercury” identifies a number of high-priority science questions about Mercury, including: How did Mercury form? How did Mercury differentiate and acquire its […]