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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 5h

When astronauts land near the moon's south pole as part of NASA's Artemis program, they likely will find themselves in an unexpected treasure trove of clues that could help scientists better understand how Earth's only natural satellite came to be. news.arizona.edu/news/moons-b...

Moon's biggest impact crater made a radioactive splash

New analyses of the largest impact crater on the moon reveal unexpected insights into its tumultuous past. They also suggest that once astronauts return to the moon, they will have access to a veritab...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 7d

Make sure the next LPL Evening Lecture is on your calendar! On October 22, Dr. Jack Holt will present "Studying Earth's Glaciers to Unlock Martian Mysteries." We encourage in-person attendees to come early to see special exhibits! www.lpl.arizona.edu/events/lpl-e...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 13d

Kudos to LPL Assistant Professor DellaGiustina! 🎉 More information about this honor can be found here: aas.org/press/aas-na...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 21d

TONIGHT! Stop by to listen to Dr. Christopher Hamilton's evening lecture. Guests can come early to see some special exhibits as well!

UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dr. Hamilton is the first in our "Space on Earth" LPL Evening Lectures for Fall 2025! Come listen to Dr. Hamilton speak on "Mars on Earth: Testing Tomorrow's Mars Missions in Iceland." More information can be found here: www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · 28d

There's only one week until the first 2025 LPL Evening Lecture with Dr. Christopher Hamilton! We encourage in-person attendees to come early to see special exhibits!

UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dr. Hamilton is the first in our "Space on Earth" LPL Evening Lectures for Fall 2025! Come listen to Dr. Hamilton speak on "Mars on Earth: Testing Tomorrow's Mars Missions in Iceland." More information can be found here: www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Aug 25

The application to join the LPL Planetary Sciences PhD program is now open! Visit lpl.arizona.edu/admissions for more information.

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Aug 22

Asteroid Bennu – the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, led by LPL – is a mixture of materials from throughout, and beyond, our solar system. Over billions of years, its uniquely varied contents have been transformed by water and the space environment. news.arizona.edu/news/asteroi...

Asteroid Bennu is a time capsule of materials bearing witness to its origin and transformation over billions of years

Three new papers reveal yet more secrets from samples collected by the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission from asteroid Bennu.

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dr. Hamilton is the first in our "Space on Earth" LPL Evening Lectures for Fall 2025! Come listen to Dr. Hamilton speak on "Mars on Earth: Testing Tomorrow's Mars Missions in Iceland." More information can be found here: www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Aug 5

Please join us in congratulating Samantha Moruzzi, who today successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation, Geophysical Evolution of Sputnik Basin on Pluto.

Congratulations, Samantha!

📸: Samantha is pictured with her advisor, Dr. Jeff Andrews-Hanna.

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jul 31

Kudos to our LPL alums! 🎉

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jul 29

It's time to mark your calendars! The 2025 LPL Evening Lecture Series features "Space on Earth." You can attend any lecture in-person or virtually. We hope to see you there! lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jul 10

A recently discovered extraterrestrial "visitor" is hurtling toward the inner solar system at 130,000 miles per hour and has quickly captured the attention of astronomers and space enthusiasts around the world, including here at LPL. news.arizona.edu/news/emissar...

An emissary from interstellar space

Discovered only a week ago, comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known visitor from outside the solar system. U of A astronomer Carson Fuls explains what makes the comet special – and why we can only gues...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join LPL Prof. Pierre Haenecour at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum during Cool Summer Nights on July 19! More details can be found here: www.desertmuseum.org/visit/events...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 26

Please join us in congratulating Samuel Myers, who today successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation, Understanding the Limits of Simple Thermal Models for Characterizing Near-Earth Asteroids.

Congratulations, Sam!

📸: Sam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ellen Howell

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 24

Article on the potential impact to LPL planetary missions from the proposed NASA budget. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

'Ghost spacecraft': NASA budget cuts threaten UA's OSIRIS & other missions

The proposed 2026 NASA budget calls for defunding seven University of Arizona-led space missions even though some, including the well-known OSIRIS project, have already been launched into operation.

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 20

The University of Arizona ranked #4 in space sciences globally according to the latest report from US News and World report! This ranking includes both LPL and @stewardobservatory.bsky.social. Read more about this honor here: www.usnews.com/education/be...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 20

An international team of astronomers including researchers from LPL has unveiled groundbreaking findings about the disks of gas and dust surrounding nearby young stars, using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ALMA. news.arizona.edu/news/reveali...

Revealing the lives of planet-forming disks

New observations of 30 planet-forming disks – the birthplaces of planets around stars – reveal in greater detail than ever how gas and dust behave over time and shape the evolution of exoplanet system...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 20

Take a look at the contribution to the commentary in Nature Astronomy by LPL graduate student Kayla Smith! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Black in (exo)planetary science

Nature Astronomy - As part of Black Space Week 2025, six (exo)planetary scientists share information about their scientific interests, research projects and personal motivations for working in...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 4

Congrats to LPL graduate student Anna Taylor! 🎉

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 3

Kudos to LPL graduate student Maizey Benner! 🥳

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · Jun 2

Please join us in congratulating Galen Bergsten, who today successfully defended their Ph.D. Dissertation, Modeling Exoplanet Demographics Across Detection Methods.

Congratulations, Galen!

📸: Galen is pictured with their Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ilaria Pascucci.

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · May 23

A new study led by LPL's Dr. Sam Crossley reveals a surprising new way planetary cores formed. news.arizona.edu/news/percola...

Percolating clues: A new way to build planetary cores | University of Arizona News

Molten sulfide can migrate and coalesce within a solid planetary interior, according to a new experimental study published in Nature Communications. This process, which had not been directly confirmed...

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · May 20

We are so excited to welcome this meteorite to LPL! Thank you Arizona State Museum for your generosity!

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · May 15

Team led by LPL graduate student Naman Bajaj uses JWST observations to provide a detailed look at how planets form from a turbulent cloud of hydrogen gas.

AAS Nova @aasnova.org · May 14

New JWST observations provide a detailed look at the jets of four young stars, revealing shocks, mass loss, and wiggly behavior that hints at a hidden binary companion. aasnova.org/2025/05/14/w... @uarizonalpl.bsky.social 🔭🧪

Winds, Jets, and Wigglings from Young Stars and Their Disks

New JWST observations provide a richly detailed look at the jets from young stars still shrouded in dusty disks.

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UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory @uarizonalpl.bsky.social · May 1

Congratulations, LPL Professor Ilaria Pascucci! 🥳

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