A Petition for Continued Funding of Measurements by NASA's New Horizons Mission (James Green) - Planetary Research Blog

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 Divis...

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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. These staggering figures largely reflect the fact that the “Big Five” commercial publishers, such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Taylor...

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OPPOSITION TO OMB PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO REGULATIONS FOR FEDERAL GRANTS

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance The following is my personal opinion and does not represent the view of the Planetary Science Institute and does not make any representations of behalf of the Planetary Science Institute. I have been an active planetary scientist for 45 years, funded by federal awards primarily from NASA. I have served on numerous NASA advisory [...]

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Planetary Research Jobs: A new job announcements platform for planetary science

A new job announcements platform for planetary science Planetary Research Jobs is a new online platform that centralizes job announcements in the field of planetary science. Any person can browse the website for free, and any person with an ORCID iD (which is almost everyone) can post an announcement at no cost. Job announcements can [...]

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Special Issue on the Icy Moons surface-environment interactions in Planetary Research : call for contributions

The exploration of icy moons in the outer Solar System is entering a transformative era, building on the legacy of the Galileo mission at Jupiter and Cassini at Saturn, and driven by upcoming missions such as ESA’s JUICE, NASA’s Europa Clipper, and Dragonfly, as well as future mission concepts targeting Enceladus. These efforts offer unprecedented [...]

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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. Among them is a seismometer designed to record ground vibrations. But does Titan shake enough…

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Planetary Research: A diamond open-access journal for planetary science

Planetary Research is the first and only diamond open-access journal that is devoted exclusively to the field of planetary science. The journal is community-led, all articles are free to access, and authors pay no fees to publish with us. The journal will publish manuscripts on all topics in planetary science…

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No reviews for closed-access journals in planetary science

We will not review manuscripts for closed-access journals Scientific research in the field of planetary science is often, if not exclusively, undertaken using public funds, and the output of most research is published in scientific journals so that others may use and build upon the results. When scientific research is…

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A Sudden Decline in US Planetary Meetings in 2025

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…

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An Open Letter Regarding LPSC

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…

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The Planetary Research editorial board

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…

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The Europlanet Winter School

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)…

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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 receptions will occur together in the "Science Connects Us Reception". Look for Planetary in the dark…

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Signatories: Open source signing of statements and petitions for planetary science

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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The Planetary Research Blog - Supporting the dissemination of scientific research in planetary science

Supporting the dissemination of scientific research in planetary science

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