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Recently, we have been involved in a couple of studies of tiny glass droplets recovered from soil samples returned from the Moon in December 2020 by the China National Space Agency Chang’e-5 mission. These melt droplets are impact glass beads, … Continue reading
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It is that time of year again, when Planetary Scientists across the globe are frantically finishing off preparing talks, printing posters, digging out poster tubes, and packing their suitcases to head to Houston for the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference … Continue reading
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At the time of writing this, December 1972 was the last time a human walked on the surface of another planetary body. The Apollo 17 mission launched on December 7th 1972, with crew members Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison … Continue reading
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This post follows a week of activities hosted by planetary science PhD students Peter Mc Ardle and Megan Hammett for a selection of sixth form students – from Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas – as part of the In2Science … Continue reading
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Yesterday – on the hottest day of the 2022 – we had first light on our 360 degree all sky meteor observation camera deployed at the Jodrell Bank observatory site in Cheshire, UK. The new camera is the 2nd that … Continue reading
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This post was written by Arty Goodwin. ————— Howdy! This summer, I’m taking part in the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Exploration Science Summer Intern Program, a 10-week internship that started at the end of May. I’ve been joined by … Continue reading
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Finally back home after a fantastic week in Arizona for the San Francisco volcanic field training program Seven months into my Ph.D., I was not prepared to have my first-ever trans-Atlantic trip or this opportunity in my first year. The … Continue reading
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Detailed analysis of individual grains of lunar rock has enabled us to investigate how samples collected by the Apollo 12 astronauts ended up on the surface of the Moon. The surface of the Moon is covered by a rubble-like layer … Continue reading
A fireball captured on cameras in the early hours of Thursday 14th April may have dropped a meteorite near Shrewsbury. Over the Easter bank holiday weekend scientists from the UK Fireball Alliance (UKFall) led a the search of the area … Continue reading
Its conference time again! The last in-person Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) was back in 2019, which now seems a lifetime ago, no-one had even heard the word Covid-19. In March 2020, people were busy preparing talks and posters, … Continue reading
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