planetary science

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Explaining its selection, the AAS said O'Donoghue was an "extraordinarily creative and effective communicator" whilst also being a "recognised leader" in planetary science.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Horgan serves as a long-term planner on NASA's Perseverance rover mission and is a professor of planetary science in Purdue's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

"This work is a great example of how combining planetary science, geodynamics and mineral physics can help us solve some of Earth's oldest mysteries," said Jie Deng of Princeton University, a co-author of the study.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

In 1981, President Reagan’s administration proposed slashing NASA’s planetary science funding.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

Not only did Ayana work in planetary science, but she also had really cool hair braided in a complicated pattern with beads on the ends.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas