... 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...
... most powerful telescopes on the planet, is used by scientists around the world to conduct research in the areas of atmospheric sciences, planetary sciences, radio astronomy and radar astronomy. Arecibo is also home to a team that runs the...
... dark meteorite dubbed NWA 7034. The two have been vetted by the Meteoritical Society, an international planetary science organisation, and found to be a new type of Martian meteorite composed of a mixture of different rock fragments - the earliest...
...,” said Bouvier, Curator of the Western Meteorite Collection and a principal investigator at Western’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration. “And these new isotopic measurements of meteorites provide exciting answers to these questions about...
... as a potential target to study up close as part of its Discovery Program mission. Running alongside NASA's larger “flagship” planetary science explorations, the agency’s Discovery Programme makes use of smaller missions that use fewer resources and...
... than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet was scrutinized and debated by the mission team and the planetary science community. The rover mission is scheduled to launch in July 2020 as NASA’s next step in exploration of the Red Planet...