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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
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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When I joined the Planetary Sciences group here at the University of Manchester, I never thought I’d be attached to any conference or a research community so much, but trust me when I say this, the vVMSG (virtual Volcanic and … Continue reading
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In January 2022, the Planetary Science and Volcanology Groups at The University of Manchester hosted the annual meeting of the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG), the UK and Ireland’s main venue for sharing research on volcanoes, the magma plumbing … Continue reading
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Over the weekend, I attended the 32nd National Student Space Conference, at the University of Birmingham. The event takes place every March and is run by UKSEDS, the society of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. There’s a … Continue reading
The past week a number of us have been at the European Lunar Symposium, here in Manchester. Over 100 scientists from across Europe gathered to discuss all things Lunar. The range of talks was fantastic! From Lunar geochemistry to Lunar … Continue reading
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We would like to invite you to join us, the Royal Astronomical Society and the organising committee of the European Lunar Symposium for an exciting talk about the Moon with NASA’s Chief Scientist: The Importance of the Moon: Past, Present, … Continue reading
Several of us are off at the end of this week to the 50th LPSC conference in Houston Texas. This meeting will celebrate 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission returned samples from the Moon, along with research being presented … Continue reading
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We were fortunate to have meteorite expert Dr Tony Irving from the University of Washington visit our group at the start of September 2018. Tony is a terrestrial geologist by training, and over the last twenty years has undertaken the … Continue reading
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Group members John Pernet-Fisher and Ricci Bahia are back from the 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) at the Woodland, Texas. Hot weather, good Mexican food, and jam-packed talks on planetary science made for a memorable time! Below are … Continue reading
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