Hayabusa2 Heads Home
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft, operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has been in orbit around 162173 Ryugu, a C or Cg class (carbonaceous) asteroid, since June 2018. After more […]
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InSight’s Mole Has Partially Backed Out of Its Hole
The heat probe aboard NASA’s InSight Mars lander was supposed to dig 3 to 5 meters (10 to 16 feet) into the Martian soil, using a self-hammering tool. However, shortly […]
Sample Handling Training Opportunity
The LPI/JSC Joint Working Group announces the fourth hands-on training in the handling and manipulation of small extraterrestrial samples that will be held at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, […]
First Measurements of Water in Samples Returned from an Asteroid
Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) measured water content and hydrogen isotopic composition of samples of the asteroid Itokawa, returned to Earth by the Hayabusa spacecraft. This study, led by […]
Hayabusa2 Successfully Created a Crater on Ryugu
On April 25, Japan’s space agency (JAXA) confirmed that Hayabusa2 successfully created an artificial crater on asteroid Ryugu. Three weeks earlier, JAXA separated the SCI (Small Carry-on Impactor) from the […]
Martian Drill Retrieving Rock Samples in Antarctica
A drill originally developed to work in the low-gravity environment of Mars will help retrieve Antarctic bedrock samples with the aim of understanding the continent’s climate history. Researchers from the […]
Abstract Deadline Extended: 2nd International Mars Sample Return Conference
New abstract deadline: February 5, 2018, 5 pm CST The 2nd International Mars Sample Return Conference is scheduled to take place over 2.5 days from April 25-27, 2018, in Berlin, […]
2nd International Mars Sample Return Conference
This conference is scheduled to take place over 2.5 days from April 25-27, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The purpose of this conference is to establish a better understanding of the […]
2nd Annual Workshop on Potential Mars Returned Sample Science
Dear Colleague, Past, present, and future sample scientists: You are invited to join the 2nd Annual Workshop on Potential Mars Returned Sample Science. This workshop will be held immediately before […]
NEW POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: LUNAR AND ASTEROID VOLCANIC STUDIES BASED ON TERRESTRIAL FIELDWORK, LABORATORY ANALYSIS, AND NUMERICAL MODELING
This NPP (NASA Postdoctoral Program) position provides an opportunity to work with the FINESSE (Field Investigations to Enable Solar System Science and Exploration) team based at NASA Ames Research Center […]