January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
...operations, and telerobotics and telepresence operations on planetary surfaces from orbit. The Transit Configuration ...-placed via SEP to form a unique expedition-class planetary science vehicle capable of supporting human exploration sorties to both ...
19 April 2016
APSS 2016 Was Held in Beijing at the End of February
... physics, solar and stellar astronomy, galactic astronomy, extragalactic astronomy, physical cosmology, aerospace engineering, planetary science, astrobiology, forensic astronomy, archaeoastronomy, and space archaeology. APSS 2016 was a valuable and...
23 September 2025
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact
... and delay the story. Mostly, however, the book represents an entertaining nexus between the two worlds of science fiction and planetary science. In conclusion, while recognising the “inspiring, thought-provoking and insightful” nature...
23 December 2015
First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks
... ilmenite crystallises late, this seems strange, adds Alian Wang, research professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University. Finding a rock that is rich in both doesn’t add up. Olivine is a magnesium iron silicate...
17 March 2021
Like Venus, ancient water on Mars is trapped in its crust, new study says
... hydrated minerals whose formation certainly decreased water availability over time," says co-author Bethany Ehlmann, professor of planetary science and associate director for the Keck Institute for Space Studies. This vast retention of ancient water...
22 June 2021
The NASA Kepler Mission
... the two missions have made “fundamental, paradigm-changing advances in essentially every area of astrophysics and planetary science”. The Kepler spacecraft was, in effect, a planet hunter. From its launch in 2009, it continuously monitored the...
