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...
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...
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...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
..., to positioning and navigation. This could even be leveraged by the scientific community on an outsourced basis for planetary science. As we have seen with the terrestrial economy, all commerce is being converted to ones and zeros, including...
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...
