Astronomers have observed the rocky exoplanet BD+05 4868 Ab disintegrating as it orbits near its host star. The planet, now ...

The Planetary Geology Department studies the solid surfaces of planets, moons, and small bodies in the solar system. Geological mapping as well as morphological and spectral analyses provide a record ...

I typically build research efforts with teams of researchers that work together to apply a wide range of complementary techniques in structural and field geology, active tectonics, geomorphology, ...

I am a cosmochemist and planetary scientist. My research focuses on understanding the evolution of planetary crusts through geochemical analyses of samples. I have worked with samples ranging from ...

Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with convection, a process that helps move heat and may explain the planet’s tens ...

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover.

I like to think of my research as a form of detective work. As a planetary geologist in the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, I search ...

One of the challenges, but much of the fun, of being a geologist is getting to the remote places where the features and rocks you want to study are found. When those places are hundreds of ...

The key activities of the department Planetary Gophysics (PLP) are the theoretical modeling of structure and evolution of planetary bodies, interpretation and inversion of geophysical and geochemical ...

What was your major/minor at Purdue and when did you graduate? I was in the first class of Planetary Science majors and graduated in May 2016. Planetary Geology was the most compelling class at Purdue ...

Without a magnetic field, the Moon’s surface is exposed to solar wind. These could have been depositing resources like water and potential rocket fuel on the Moon’s surface for billions of years.