Mark V. Sykes Planetary Science Institute January 2, 2026 2025 has been a difficult year for all science in the United States. Science agencies, including NASA and NSF, are being threatened with wildly reduced funding levels in the President's Budget Request for 2026 with implementation underway at different levels in…

The first week of January should mean writing and editing abstracts for LPSC - but this year, these abstracts are subject to potential censorship and rejection (and with a non-refundable submission fee at that). The Planetary Workforce Integration, Development, and Empowerment Community Alliance (PWIDE) has penned an open letter regarding…

There are a large number of academic journals to choose from as a planetary scientist when publishing one's work. Most of our work today is published in a handful of well-respected journals, many of which have served our community well for decades. However, over the last decade or so, the…

The Europlanet Winter School on Planetary Mapping has crossed the half-decade mark, continuing to ensure availability of content - including ad-free and tracking-free videos - on solarsystem.video. For the past couple of years, the school has operated without a Research Infrastructure, supported instead by Europlanet itself. Consequently, a (very affordable)…

Going to AGU? Put these Planetary-specific events on your schedule! On Monday, we have our named lectures. All Lectures are in room La Nouvelle C. The Whipple starts at 8:30, Shoemaker at 14:15, and Sagan at 16:15. On Tuesday evening from 18:00 to 19:30 all section receptions will occur together in the "Science Connects Us Reception". Look for Planetary in the dark…

Have you ever needed to collect signatures to support a white paper, a mission concept or a proposal? Or have you ever organized some kind a petition that needed community support? If so, you probably realized that there are no good solutions. Many people use forms or shared spreadsheets, but…

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