Meteoritics and plaAtmospheresHabitabilitySciencesMeteoritesPhysicsDecadal surveyScientistEarthSolarInteriorsMoonsCoresProcessesGeologyScienceMagnetismVolatilesLunarVenusMissionsPrincipal investigatorOriginStagesThermalClimateTectonicFormationResearchEarth'sPetrologyDynamicsAroseGrainsSystemsGeologicalAtmospheric EvolutionHabitableStructuresBodiesEarlySystem
Meteoritics and pla1
- His research focuses on developing models of star and planet formation, using data from meteoritics and planetary science. (umd.edu)
Atmospheres5
- Planetary atmospheres lose material with time. (nature.com)
- Indeed, terrestrial planets retain little or none of their primordial atmospheres, which are mostly made up of hydrogen and helium. (nature.com)
- We will discuss the relationships between terrestrial planetary atmospheres and climate change, especially the contrasting fates of water on Mars and Venus, and the reasons their climates have differed from that of the Earth. (manchester.ac.uk)
- That leaves open the possibility of "the atmospheres' potential to support liquid water on the surface," said Nikole Lewis, a planetary scientist at Cornell University. (nasa.gov)
- The former program includes modeling of chemical processes in the early Solar System, condensation-accretion models of the terrestrial planets and giant-planet satellite systems, the compositional relationships between meteorites, asteroids, comets, and planets, and the chemical evolution of planetary atmospheres and surfaces. (agci.org)
Habitability4
- This will lead to a discussion of the features of the Earth that lead to its being able to support us, and how they arose (i.e., planetary habitability). (manchester.ac.uk)
- Thus, studying Venus is essential for understanding the links between planetary evolution and the habitability of terrestrial planets, including those outside our Solar System. (copernicus.org)
- Yet, it is clear that water, its abundance, state, and distribution between the different planetary reservoirs, which are intimately related to the solidification and outgassing of the early magma ocean, are key components regarding past and present-day habitability, planetary evolution, and the different pathways leading to various surface conditions. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
- The implications of the resulting surface conditions and habitability are discussed in the context of the subsequent long-term interior and atmospheric evolution. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
Sciences5
- Alex Halliday is an isotope geochemist known for novel mass spectrometry techniques and their applications to the Earth and planetary sciences. (nasonline.org)
- The planetary and space sciences group is focussed on deciphering the internal structure and geologic evolution of the terrestrial planets and moons. (ipgp.fr)
- In a press conference here at a joint meeting of the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences and the European Planetary Science Congress, researchers working on the Dawn mission announced some of the findings that the spacecraft has collected since entering orbit-findings that make Vesta look considerably more like a world unto itself than a mere leftover. (scientificamerican.com)
- She works in close collaboration with researchers in geophysics, planetary sciences, geodynamics, and chemistry. (carnegiescience.edu)
- Prof. John S. Lewis has research interests in two distinct areas: applications of chemistry to planetary sciences, and space development. (agci.org)
Meteorites4
- Earth and the solar system, Meteorites and other extra-terrestrial materials, Planetary evolution of the earth and its internal structure. (successcds.net)
- Vesta-derived meteorites that landed on Earth allowed planetary scientists to measure the asteroid's age in the laboratory, showing that it is one of the oldest large bodies in the solar system. (scientificamerican.com)
- This is done through studies of both terrestrial (impact craters) and extraterrestrial material (micrometeorites, meteorites and asteroids). (lu.se)
- Meteorites that fall to Earth quickly become contaminated with terrestrial microorganisms. (bvsalud.org)
Physics5
- Watson teaches a range of physics, astronomy, and planetary science courses at Union. (union.edu)
- His research program has expanded to include high-pressure experimental and theoretical studies in condensed matter physics, Earth and planetary science, and materials science. (scientificpsychic.com)
- Call for applications: PhD positions in planetary science, solar physics, stellar physics, with a starting date in September 2024, at the IMPRS in Göttingen. (mpg.de)
- Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors , 310. (cam.ac.uk)
- He also was technical editor of the University of Arizona Press technical volume Resources of Near-Earth Space and authored the recent book Comet and Asteroid Impacts: Quantitative Modeling of Hazards on a Populated Earth (Academic Press, 2000) as well as a revised edition of the upper-division undergraduate planetary science textbook Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System. (agci.org)
Decadal survey1
- And so was the high-priority ranking the mission received from NASA advisory committees and the National Academy's Planetary Decadal Survey. (spacenews.com)
Scientist2
- He is also co-founder of the Mars Institute, planetary scientist at the SETI Institute, and principal investigator for NASA's Haughton-Mars Project. (wonderfest.org)
- A planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute's Boulder, Colo., office since 1991, Stern has participated in more than 20 space science missions and devoted much of his time studying the outer planets and the Kuiper Belt. (spacenews.com)
Earth11
- On Earth, impacts of certain size even affected the evolution of life. (usra.edu)
- As James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis's Gaia hypothesis implies, our revolving around each other is not just a metaphor, but represents the complex biochemical evolution of life on earth. (e-flux.com)
- The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism was founded in 1904 to map the geomagnetic field of the Earth. (scientificpsychic.com)
- Dr. Elkins-Tanton conducts research on the evolution of terrestrial planets, and the relationships between Earth and life on Earth. (scientificpsychic.com)
- If we assume that abiogenesis is fast and we ultimately record simple life in every existing temperate terrestrial planet, then Madau's population study predicts that we are just 16 light years away from the closest earth-like planet where life exists. (earth.com)
- Explain Earth origin, processes and evolution during geological time. (uaeu.ac.ae)
- Still, the impacts had a profound effect on the geological evolution of the early Earth. (gizmodo.com)
- What is at stake here is the first atmosphere characterization of a terrestrial Earth-size planet in the habitable zone," said Michaël Gillon, an astronomer at the University of Liege in Belgium and the lead author of the study that revealed the seven sibling planets in 2017. (nasa.gov)
- The densities suggest the planets might be composed of materials found in terrestrial planets like Earth. (nasa.gov)
- This study substantially expands the influence of giant-impact planetary processes to the evolution of Earth, and implies similar mantle heterogeneities caused by impacts may also exist in the interiors of other rocky planets within or beyond our solar system. (umd.edu)
- The aim is to understand the present-day composition and evolution of terrestrial planets and moons (such as the Earth, the Moon, Mars, and Mercury). (carnegiescience.edu)
Solar11
- This type of interaction is more pronounced in the absence of a planetary magnetosphere, as the electrically charged solar wind is deflected by magnetic fields, which mitigates the loss of atmosphere. (wikipedia.org)
- In this unit you will learn about the processes that have shaped the environments of the rocky and icy planetary bodies in our Solar System. (manchester.ac.uk)
- Provide an up-to-date account of the properties of the rocky and icy planetary bodies in our Solar System. (manchester.ac.uk)
- Discuss the merits of arguments, assumptions and source data(s) relevant to the understanding the formation and evolution of the Solar System's rocky and icy planetary bodies. (manchester.ac.uk)
- Comparisons among planetary bodies in the solar system between the solar system and exoplanetary systems. (manchester.ac.uk)
- Planetary & terrestrial evolution (the sun and solar system developed slowly from cosmic gas and dust). (rae.org)
- Atmospheric thermal tides are planetary-scale harmonic responses driven by diurnal solar forcing and influenced by planetary topography. (ipgp.fr)
- Temperate terrestrial planets, often hailed as the best candidates for finding life outside our solar system, captivate astronomers and space enthusiasts alike. (earth.com)
- It will cover a variety of research areas: the Galaxy and Solar System science, galaxies and galaxy evolution, EOR and the high-redshift Universe, and transients and time-domain science. (eso.org)
- The overall aim of my research is to get a better understanding of the evolution and dynamics of our solar system, and how this has affected our planet. (lu.se)
- Impact cratering is one of the most important geological processes in our solar system, and has played a major role in the evolution of our planet. (lu.se)
Interiors2
- Anne Pommier's research is dedicated to understanding how terrestrial planets work and especially the role of silicate and metallic melts in planetary interiors, from the scale of volcanic magma reservoirs to core-scale and planetary-scale processes. (carnegiescience.edu)
- This new setup advances research about melt distribution and mobility at conditions relevant to planetary interiors. (carnegiescience.edu)
Moons2
- This process played a major role when the planets and their moons began to form from the protoplanetary disk, and throughout planetary evolution since then. (usra.edu)
- The thermal state and chemistry of the metallic core of terrestrial planets and moons govern their evolution and in particular, the intrinsic magnetic field. (carnegiescience.edu)
Cores1
- Planetary scale processes including origins of planetary cores, mantles and crusts (modified by volcanism and magmatism, impact cratering, and erosion). (manchester.ac.uk)
Processes3
- We will see how these processes allow us to compare and contrast planetary scale evolution. (manchester.ac.uk)
- Processes that set the compositions of planetary bodies. (manchester.ac.uk)
- Then, we detail the processes at play during the early thermo-chemical evolution of molten terrestrial planets, and how they can affect the abundance and distribution of water within the different planetary reservoirs. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
Geology2
- Introduction to the Geology of the UAE, structural and tectonic setting, evolution of Rub Al Khali and Ras Al-Khaima basins. (uaeu.ac.ae)
- My main field of research is impact cratering and planetary geology. (lu.se)
Science5
- I believed in evolution, because that's what my teachers taught me, and what most of my associates at work (in a science laboratory) believed. (rae.org)
- The space advocacy organization The Planetary Society has been pushing for months to try and undo the proposed cuts in NASA's planetary science program in the 2013 budget proposal the administration released earlier this year. (spacepolitics.com)
- The planet was discovered by an international group of 78 scientists led by the Planetary Research Institute of the DLR (German Aerospace Center) and details of the discovery were published today in the journal Science. (sundayvision.co.ug)
- I will be busy leading New Horizons through the flight mission, serving in my role as principal investigator of NASA instruments aboard Rosetta and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), doing research in planetary science, and helping to make the Southwest Research Institute the premier planetary exploration research organization in the United States. (spacenews.com)
- The Planetary Science Journal , 3 , 66. (cam.ac.uk)
Magnetism3
- The Geophysical Laboratory and the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism are both located on a beautiful campus at 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW in Washington, D.C. (scientificpsychic.com)
- Dr. Linda Elkins-Tanton is the director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. (scientificpsychic.com)
- The Geophysical Laboratory and the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism host a series of Neighborhood Lectures at 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015. (scientificpsychic.com)
Volatiles1
- He also conducts studies of mantle melting, magmatic systems, mineral and hydrocarbon deposits, ocean chemistry, continental erosion and the origins of planetary volatiles. (nasonline.org)
Lunar1
- The model combines simulations of impacts with theories of planetary formation and data from samples of lunar and terrestrial rocks. (gizmodo.com)
Venus1
- Future research directions and observations are proposed to constrain the different scenarios in order to reconcile Venus' early evolution with its current state, while deciphering which path it followed. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
Missions1
Principal investigator1
- I've started calling it the smallest terrestrial planet,' said Russell, the principal investigator for NASA's Dawn mission, which sent a spacecraft into orbit at Vesta in July. (scientificamerican.com)
Origin3
- Biological evolution (including chemical origin of life, then molecules-to-man evolution). (rae.org)
- Alex Halliday is an isotope geochemist who develops mass spectrometry techniques and applies them to the origin and early evolution of the terrestrial planets. (nasonline.org)
- Its origin is a mystery and its study will help to learn more about the evolution and formation of terrestrial planets . (sundayvision.co.ug)
Stages2
- This process is particularly effective during the early stages of their evolution. (nature.com)
- Whether these differences are directly inherited from the earliest stages of planetary evolution, when the interior was molten, or arose later during the long-term evolution is still unclear. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
Thermal1
Climate1
Tectonic2
Formation2
- Scientists use computer models of possible planetary atmosphere formation and evolution to try to narrow down their possible composition, and these will be critical for the TRAPPIST-1 planets, Lewis said. (nasa.gov)
- characterising the "bricks" from which the terrestrial planets formed, increasing our knowledge of this process of formation. (asi.it)
Research2
- He is particularly recognized for his research on the early development of the terrestrial planets. (nasonline.org)
- The higher density indicates that the planet is dominated by it iron core ', he explains solid shoes , a researcher at the DLR Institute for Planetary Research and first author of the study. (sundayvision.co.ug)
Earth's2
- As we stand at this pivotal juncture, Dr. Grinspoon calls upon all of us to be planetary engineers, conscious shapers of our environment and caretakers of Earth's biosphere. (wonderfest.org)
- While Earth's atmosphere contains oxygen and nitrogen, temperate terrestrial planets might have different atmospheric compositions, influencing their potential to support life. (earth.com)
Petrology1
- Petrology and geotectonic evolution of granites, basalts, andesites and alkaline rocks. (successcds.net)
Dynamics3
- Study of the structure and internal dynamics of planets and their evolution through geological time. (ipgp.fr)
- They drive the evolution of planetary systems and the rotational dynamics of planets. (aanda.org)
- A 3D ab initio model is developed to study the dynamics of a global planetary ocean. (aanda.org)
Arose1
- Once life appears on a planet, regardless of the circumstances under which it appeared, evolution will push toward occupying every conceivable niche, even when the environments in some niches are very different from that in which life first arose. (nationalacademies.org)
Grains2
- The patterns made by resonantly trapped dust, however, can be used to infer the presence of planets, and the properties of those planets, if the capture and evolution of the grains can be modelled. (lu.se)
- In this work, we present a semi-analytic method for calculating the capture and evolution of dust grains in resonance, which can be orders of magnitude faster than N-body methods. (lu.se)
Systems4
- Photoionization of atmospheric molecules, due to the intense X-ray and extreme UV radiation from the young star, and loss by impacts - which are more frequent in the early days of planetary systems - are considered to be the main causes for this erosion. (nature.com)
- Oceans play a crucial role in the evolution of planetary systems. (aanda.org)
- Using telescopes on the ground and in space, scientists revealed one of the most unusual planetary systems yet found beyond our Sun and opened the tantalizing question: Are any of these worlds habitable - a suitable home for life? (nasa.gov)
- Possible species-flock scenario for the evolution of the cyprinid genus Capoeta (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) within late Neogene lake systems of the Armenian Highland. (senckenberg.de)
Geological1
- It addresses the updated terrestrial impact crater record with more than 200 high-resolution maps, supplemented by geological descriptions and a plethora of field photographs for most structures. (usra.edu)
Atmospheric Evolution1
- AE Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds , David Catling and James Kasting (Cambridge Univ. (psu.edu)
Habitable1
Structures2
- In this course unit students will learn about the evolution of the terrestrial planets and icy body structures. (manchester.ac.uk)
- We have used these data and produced the first topographic atlas of all currently confirmed terrestrial impact structures. (usra.edu)
Bodies2
- Describe and comment on current theories that account for the properties of these planetary bodies. (manchester.ac.uk)
- Because it is small relative to the terrestrial planets, it would have cooled and solidified much more quickly than those bodies. (scientificamerican.com)
Early1
System2
- Artist's rendering of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, based on available data about the planets' diameters, masses and distances from the host star. (nasa.gov)
- We further characterize this system by improving the physical and orbital properties of the known planets, search for additional planetary-mass components in the system, and explore the possibility of co-orbitals. (aanda.org)