New Maps Added to the LPI’s Lunar South Pole Atlas
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 […]
Category Archives: Research Tools
James Webb Space Telescope User Survey on Data Analysis Tools Now Open
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is anticipated to launch in March 2021, with the first scientific data becoming available six months after launch. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) would […]
Planetary Science Software Survey
We are trying to assess the current state of Python usage and tools coverage for planetary science applications. If you use software to conduct research in planetary science, please take […]
InSight Mission Data Release 1A
The NASA Planetary Data System announces the Release 1A of data from the InSight Lander mission to Mars, covering the period from landing through the start of science monitoring (November […]
The LPI’s Lunar South Pole Atlas — A New Online Reference for Mission Planners
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) has a new online resource available for the Moon’s south pole. Given NASA’s recent direction to implement Space Policy Directive-1 landing astronauts at the […]
Newly Designed, Comprehensive Cassini Data Webpages
The Planetary Data System (PDS) Atmospheres Node is pleased to announce the release of a preliminary version of newly designed, comprehensive webpages for accessing Cassini mission data: https://pds-atmospheres.nmsu.edu/data_and_services/atmospheres_data/Cassini/Cassini.html These pages […]
Request for Community Comments on VEXAG’s Venus Exploration Documents: Part II
The VEXAG Venus Exploration Documents, which were last updated in 2014, are being revised in anticipation of the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Drafts of each our updated draft Venus […]
Dawn FC2 Ceres Shape Model
The Planetary Data System is pleased to announce the first PDS-wide announcement of any Dawn data. The Ceres regional Digital Terrain Map of the Occator region has been constructed from […]
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Associate Position at the University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (UA) Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory (SO) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr. Ewan Douglas on space astrophysics instrumentation and […]
New Topic Added to LPSC Abstract Drop-Down List: Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure
Dear Colleagues, We’d like to alert you to the fact that a new topical selection has been added to the drop-down menu for Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) abstracts: […]
National Academies Report: Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis (Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG))
To the Small Bodies community: Note the following report that came out on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis: The […]
Request for Community Comments on VEXAG’s Venus Exploration Documents
The VEXAG Venus Exploration Documents, which were last updated in 2014, are being revised in anticipation of the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Drafts of each our updated draft Venus […]
OPAG Fall Meeting Findings Posted
Findings from the Fall 2018 Outer Planets Assessments Group (OPAG) meeting have been posted and can be found online here: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/archive/.
Initial Science Results from OSIRIS-REx Suggest the Presence of Water on Asteroid Bennu
In case you missed the press conference at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting (Washington, DC) last week, the OSIRIS-REx team reported their initial scientific findings on arriving at the asteroid Bennu. […]
LPSC and Exhibitor Registration Now Open
Registration for the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) and for conference exhibitors is now open. Bringing together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology, and astronomy to present the […]
LPI Announces Publication of Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn
The Lunar and Planetary Institute is pleased to announce the release of Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn, the latest volume in the prestigious Space Science Series, published by The University of […]
Early Career Participant Support Available for NASA OPAG Meeting
The next Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) meeting will be held on February 5-6, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Details of the meeting will be posted as they […]
Exoclimes V at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK on August 12-15, 2019
Exoclimes V will take place at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK on August 12-15, 2019. Exoclimes is the premier international meeting focused on exoplanet atmospheres, their modeling, and their […]
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, DR. PAUL SPUDIS
As policy makers and entrepreneurs focus their attention on returning humans to the Moon’s surface [1-3], we should not forget the contributions made by our friend and colleague Dr. Paul […]
CHANG’E 4, THE FIRST MISSION TO FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY
At 02:22 local time December 8 in China, a rocket carrying a lander and a rover was successfully launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province of China. The […]