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Announcing the first C. Wallace Hooser award for visionary philanthropy
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Ice shell thickness reveals water temp on ocean worlds
Ithica NY (SPX) Mar 01, 2024 - Decades before any probe dips a toe - and thermometer - into the waters of distant ocean worlds, Cornell astrobiologists have devised a novel way to determine ocean temperatures based on the thickne
Source: spacedaily.com
Ice shell thickness reveals water temp on ocean worlds
Decades before any probe dips a toe – and thermometer – into the waters of distant ocean worlds, Cornell astrobiologists have devised a way to determine ocean temperatures based on the thickness of their ice shells, effectively conducting oceanography from space.
Source: cornell.edu
2023 Impact Report
Planetary Society members power our mission. Thanks to them, The Planetary Society was able to work effectively in 2023 to increase discoveries in our…
Source: planetary.org
Speedy spacecraft and pretty pics
Take a look at some of our favorite recent space images and learn about an express mission to Mars.
Source: planetary.org
Studying salty Earth lakes to learn about… | The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society is funding a study of salty lakes that may be similar to ancient Mars and some of the Solar System's ocean moons.
Northwestern University United States Mitchell Barklage Emmy Hughes Magdalena Osburn Alexandra Pontefract
Source: planetary.org
Palmer Wins Planetary Society Grant to Study Deep-Space Agriculture
The competitive grant will fund work examining the two most likely ways to produce food: in soil or something like soil, or in water.
Source: fit.edu
Space salads and salty waters
The two winning proposals in the 2023 round of STEP grants are a project that will compare different methods of growing edible plants in simulated…
United States United Kingdom Northwestern University Magdalena Osburn Rafael Loureiro Carneiro Oliveira
Source: planetary.org
Enceladus' plumes might not come from an underground ocean
The celebrated plumes of Saturn’s moon Enceladus could come from pockets of watery mush in the moon’s icy shell, simulations suggest.
United States Colin Meyer Emily Martin Smithsonian National Space Museum Jacob Buffo Of Dartmouth College
Source: sciencenews.org