10 September 2018
IAU wrong about Pluto's planetary status say scientists
... on reasoning that has since been disproven. "The IAU definition would say that the fundamental object of planetary science, the planet, is supposed to be a defined on the basis of a concept that nobody uses in their research. And it would leave...
November 2025
Searching for life beyond Earth
... their interview. About the interviewee Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and a Professor of Physics, Professor of Planetary Science, and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been a pioneer...
18 July 2018
Solar Planetary Systems
... students will need to be convinced of its worth before making the investment. Subtitled ‘Stardust to Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Planetary Sciences’, this large volume sets itself an equally large remit and covers multiple aspects...
08 January 2023
Planetary Habitability
... even write papers of their own. Certainly, the message that planetary habitability is “a vast inter-disciplinary undertaking that combines planetary science, climate science and stellar astrophysics” is well received. However, rather than spending...
March 2016
Searching for water in the Solar System
... the need to stay at least at one of them for extended exploration as some of the chemistry measurements important to planetary science require a long integration time. Hence, other missions under formulation include a rendezvous and even a lander...
September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
..., grants and even money from charities. I paved my own path towards astrobiology research. First I studied planetary science at University College London (UCL) where I learnt about the importance of geology in influencing the possibility of life...
