Chang'e 5 Moon Landing
China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft lands on the Moon for their first sample return mission.
SSERVI Co-I Sarah Hörst awarded 2020 AGU Macelwane Medal
Prof. Hörst has developed new instruments, advanced fundamental science, and served the broader community with excellence. Congratulations Sarah!
Heat and Dust Help Launch Martian Water Into Space, Scientists Find
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft discovers water vapor can escape Mars when lifted high into the atmosphere by gigantic dust storms.
Video: Fighting to Reach the Next Frontier in Space
A multi-university team is designing next generation materials allowing astronauts to safely explore deeper in space.
NASA Seeks New Partners to Help Put All Eyes on Artemis Moon Missions
NASA is looking for advanced technologies and imagery applications that will help tell the story of human exploration at the Moon.
NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places.
2021 LPI Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science
The 2021 LPI Summer Intern Program application deadline is January 15, 2021.
Live Coverage of OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Sample Collection on Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission readies itself to touch the surface of asteroid Bennu.
NASA Releases Lunar Dust Workshop Report
The "Lunar Dust and Its Impact on Human Exploration" workshop was held February 11 - 13, 2020, in Houston, Texas.
Postdoctoral Research Position @ Washington University in St. Louis
WashU is looking to hire a postdoc to research space-weathering effects in extreme conditions on the Moon.
ELS 2020
SSERVI Team Science
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NASA Study Finds Solar Storms Could Spark Soils at Moon’s Poles
Powerful solar storms can charge up the soil in frigid, permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles.