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Petition: Change the way ESA hires and contracts.
Petition for a serious discussion about changing ESA’s geo-return policy.
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ESA, the European Suboptimal Agency
It seems like a fair idea: an European organisation to explore space subsidised with tax money from its members states. In (geo)return for their investment the industries from each state are to receive a level…
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A Petition for Continued Funding of Measurements by NASA’s New Horizons Mission (James Green)
It is my (James Green, former Planetary Science Division Director) understanding that continued New Horizons heliophysics measurements are threatened unless NASA finds a way for the Heliophysics Division to fund the data collection and downlink.…
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Making scientific knowledge free for all
Scientific research publishing is a particularly lucrative industry. The most recent estimates suggest that it generates around 19 billion US dollars (or 16.67 billion euros) in annual turnover, with margins of around 40 per cent.…
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Can we listen to Titan’s heartbeat? Icequakes as a window into a hidden ocean.
What lies beneath the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon? This question is central to the upcoming Dragonfly mission, which will deploy a drone equipped with scientific instruments on Titan’s surface in the coming years.…
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Planetary Section Events at AGU 2025
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…
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Nakhlite Martian Meteorites: A New Interpretation
Most nakhlite martian meteorites have the compositions of magmas.