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Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots'
Bridges to the Moon
Perseverance Rover hunts rare earth elements on Mars
Fire & Ice
Solar System: volcano worlds
EEPS Research Roundup: 2023 - 2024
Europa Clipper launch was 'mind-bogglingly intense' says Wash U Professor
NASA’s Europa Clipper prepares for launch
Field Notes: South Pacific
Shooting for the Moon
WRANGL3R: Rover-mounted drill sensor for water resource survey on the Moon
Best minds in space exploration converge on St. Louis as Washington University helps fuel Artemis 3 moon mission
University City family recalls losing almost everything in historic flooding, 2 years later
From Apollo to Artemis: unlocking the Moon's secrets
Active volcanoes may be common on Venus
Exploring unseen forces shaping the universe
Moon ‘swirls’ could be magnetized by unseen magmas
Surprising phosphate finding in asteroid sample
China Makes History with First-Ever Samples from the Moon’s Far Side
Scorching temperatures persist as heat wave expands, with record-breaking temperatures expected across U.S.
Venus UnXplained
Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing
What does a meteorite taste like? Someone found out and bottled it.
Venus Might Still Have Active Volcanoes, as Recent Lava Flows Suggest ‘Ongoing’ Eruptions
China's Chang'e-6 launches successfully — what happens next?
Mars may have been more Earth-like than we thought, discovery of oxygen-rich rocks reveals
Saturn’s moon Mimas may be hiding a vast global ocean under its ice
TGI-funded Project Uses Geospatial Tech to Study Permafrost, Plants, and Wildfire
WashU to manage data for instrument on Artemis moon mission
Finding the Story in the Stones
An Ice Body the Size of France Is Mysteriously Shifting Every Day. No One Knows Why.
‘Light waves’ danced just before eclipse in Missouri. Scientists had waited years for them.
What will St. Louis see during Monday’s solar eclipse?
Solar eclipse plunges Illinois and Missouri into darkness as the celestial spectacle dazzles
WashU Expert: Tremor a reminder that East Coast, Midwest earthquake threat is real
Does Jupiter’s moon Europa have a habitable ocean, or not?
Masteller wins NSF CAREER award
Pacific rock samples offer a glimpse of an active Earth 2.5 billion years ago
Largest ice shelf in Antarctica lurches forward once or twice each day
Roger Michaelides wins NASA fellowship for early-career researchers
Parai and Byrne granted tenure
Paper selected for the MAS Macres Award
The ties that bind
Paul Byrne elected to the 2024 class of The Explorer's Club
A year in the life of a Pathfinder Fellow
2023 was the second-warmest year on record in St. Louis. Here’s what that means
Should we send humans to Venus?
Asteroid Bennu samples have arrived on campus for analysis
Could 2023 be the hottest year on record? The outlook for climate tipping points and catastrophes
Growers say droughts damaged real Christmas trees
Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
Can a private space mission pierce Venus's clouds?
Bradley Jolliff: “We’ll develop the surface science plan for the Artemis III mission“
New global topographic map unveils unique distortions on Enceladus
Samples from asteroid Bennu contain the key ingredients of life
Research News: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions
The story of Earth's atmosphere
in:SPACE Influencer Paul Byrne
Is it possible to turn Venus from boiling hellscape to liveable world?
Introducing the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Flashes in Venus’ atmosphere might be meteors, not lightning
In 15 Years, We Might Put Messi On The Moon — But Should We?
Pacific Puzzles: How El Niño and La Niña Are Changing Their Dance
Environmental Science: It’s a Summer of Record-Breaking Heat With More Dangerously Hot Summers Ahead From Global Warming
New Center for the Environment begins work
Perspectives: Remembering the Great Flood of 1993
Professor Ray Arvidson granted Earth Science in United States Leader Award
Ogliore and Wang selected as members of the Mars Sample Return Measurement Definition Team
NASA partnership is 'a jewel in WashU's crown'
Jolliff selected for geology team for lunar landing mission
Study: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions
Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and mathematics
The Source: McKinnon wins 2023 Kuiper Prize
4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters
Podcast: Dead Planets Society interviews Professor Paul Byrne
The River Des Peres is still clogged. No one wants to clean it. And floods will come again.
Arvidson wins fourth public service award from NASA
Radar can help fight wildfires, identify flash-flood risks
Is Earth the only planet with lightning?
Flooding and Erosion from Climate Change, Shifting Rivers and Changing Landscapes
Goodenough, McKinnon elected to National Academy of Sciences
Squeezing rocks for science
Professor William B. McKinnon elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Jolliff shares next steps in returning people to the Moon
Volcanoes on Venus … Wow! New map here
Penczykowski, Medley share seed grant to precisely measure St. Louis climate
NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time
Scientists share ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them
Michaelides wins seed grant to study interplay of permafrost, vegetation, and wildfire
Floods are getting more severe and frequent around St. Louis. Here's why.
Scientists Spot Recent Volcanic Activity on Venus
Venus is volcanically alive, stunning new find shows
Midwest Climate Summit allows student volunteers to learn from climate leaders
Spring Weather Outlook: The connection between billion-dollar storms and global warming
Celebrating 170 years: an Apollo 17 connection
Study quantifies global impact of electricity in dust storms on Mars
Does This Mineral Indicate Oxygen on Mars?
WashU Expert: 2023 will be the year of the battery
The solar system's strangest objects are unlocking its history
Stromboli and Mount Semeru Erupt on Same Day, a Week After Mauna Loa
Artemis launch returns U.S. to the moon - Jolliff interview on PRI/The World
At the confluence of climate change and environmental justice
McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Mars Investigator Celebrates His 50-Year Career Exploring Mars
Mississippi River levels are dropping too low for barges to float
Venus balloon prototype aces test flights
Fike installed as the Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor
Studying how climate change shapes floods and river landscapes
Cosmochemist Wang to study samples from asteroid Bennu
Revisiting predictions made at start of Biden’s term on his “9-point plan” on clean energy, climate
Washington University in St. Louis Celebrates Raymond E. Arvidson’s 50 Years of Mars Exploration
Exploring Mars, 50 years and counting
WashU Expert: Artemis launch brings us closer to space exploration goals
Science research roundup: July and August 2022
NASA Has Plans to Probe Uranus
Earth’s Lower Mantle Is Drier Than Previously Thought
How balloons could one day detect quakes on Venus
Torrential rainfall will change our rivers. A Washington U scientist is studying how.
Historic rainfall in St. Louis raises questions about flooding and climate change
How the huge storm formed in the St. Louis area and why future rainfall will test us
Messenger: For the next flood, University City could have a unique warning system
Changing climate, shifting rivers
NASA releases Webb telescope photos, deepest space photos in history
Geoscientists to study structure and properties of Antarctic lithosphere
Distance learning: Planetary scientist Paul Byrne explains why you should be impressed by the James Webb Space Telescope
Shooting for the Moon! A Lifetime of Lunar Research and the Next Step with Artemis Missions
WashU researchers help identify national priorities for planetary science
NASA has been ignoring Uranus. That may soon change.
Exploring Mars, shaping trajectories
NASA waited 50 years to unseal these precious moon rocks
NASA studies ‘new’ 50-year-old lunar sample to prep for return to Moon
Konecky launches new program to support diversity in the geosciences
Arts & Sciences faculty win NSF CAREER Awards
Krawczynski promoted to associate professor
WashU scientists help recover gases from Moon rock time capsule
Seismic study reveals key reason why Patagonia is rising as glaciers melt
Science research roundup: February 2022
Parai wins CAREER grant to study geochemistry of the deep Earth
Slow and not so steady: Glaciers, ice sheets, and sea level rise (video)
Quirks and Quarks: Is the moon driving the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates?
SYFY: The Sun and Moon could be unleashing earthquakes and volcanoes
Arvidson receives award from St. Louis Astronomical Society
BBC News: Paul Byrne on launch of James Webb Space Telescope (video)
Tug of sun, moon could be driving plate motions on ‘imbalanced’ Earth
Master Minds: Mission to Mars, Venus and the Moon
Volatile bodies: Isotopic fingerprints reveal how planets gain and lose elements
Science research roundup: November and December 2021
A river runs through it
Space.com: Strange 'eggshell' exoplanets may have ultra-smooth surfaces
Digital Transformation Initiative brings new talent to Arts & Sciences
KSDK: Why midwest earthquakes can be felt miles away from epicenter
Tread lightly: ‘Eggshell planets’ possible around other stars
Space.com: Moon rocks brought to Earth by Chinese mission fill key gaps in solar system history
Chang’e-5 samples reveal key age of moon rocks
PBS: Bob Criss discusses urban flooding on Donnybrook Next Up
National Geographic: Hellish Venus poses many mysteries. New spacecraft aim to solve them.
Forbes: Martian blues: Did planet's size affect its ability to hold onto water?
Time: Mars was always destined to die
Welcome to WashU: Paul Byrne
Eos: Telling the stories behind the science
Catalano awarded $2.25 million for investigation of critical elements
Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and math
Science research roundup: August 2021
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis area flood expert shifts focus to urban flash floods
Experimental geochemist Krawczynski to examine role of water in volcanoes, Earth’s evolution
Muddied waters: Sinking organics alter seafloor records
Award-winning "Sacred Sediments" video features Bronwen Konecky
Analysis of pristine samples of the Moon
The exit interview: Dean Jennifer R. Smith
Skemer promoted to full professor
Highlands hunt for climate answers
Pasteris retires after 41 years
When using pyrite to understand Earth’s ocean and atmosphere: Think local, not global
Wang receives grant to study volatiles in early solar system
Rita Parai investigates the origins of volatiles on planetary bodies
Fourteen faculty searches approved for digital transformation initiative
WashU Expert: Biden energy plan is aggressive, but much can be done
Wysession wins Geosciences in the Media Award
WashU Expert: China probe returns with ‘treasure trove’ of moon rocks
Powerful electrical events quickly alter surface chemistry on Mars and other planetary bodies
McKinnon honored by American Geophysical Union
Catalano named mineralogical society fellow
Slate: The U.S. fight against climate change has to start at its center: The Midwest
A conversation with two award-winning space scientists
PAD choreographs a unique semester
Viking TV: Exploring Mars with Ray Arvidson
Hofmeister wins AWG Professional Excellence Award
Lodders wins 2021 Leonard Medal
Jolliff awarded Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal
'We are all Martians!': Space explorers seek to solve the riddle of life on Mars
Countdown to Mars: three daring missions take aim at the red planet
NASA’s new rover will collect martian rocks—and clues to planet’s ancient climate
Electrically charged dust storms drive Martian chlorine cycle
Sharing stories for the next 100 years
New Horizons may have solved planet formation cold case
Wang wins 2020 Houtermans Award
Welcome to WashU: Claire Masteller
Arrokoth close-up reveals how planetary building blocks were constructed
Scientists Slam Congress's New Plan for NASA
Why is the red planet red?
Proposed Interstellar Mission Reaches for the Stars, One Generation at a Time
Almost forgotten anniversaries in 2019
Climate scientist Konecky named Packard Fellow
Konecky receives American Geophysical Union’s Nanne Weber Early Career Award
Astrid Holzheid joins Washington University as Clark Way Harrison Visiting Professor
Tektites don’t come from the Moon, but they might help scientists understand how it formed
Heat wave across central US prompts health warnings
WashU Expert: On Apollo legacy, and why we should return to the moon
Untouched Apollo samples to be analyzed for the first time by WashU researchers
Brad Jolliff describes the scientific legacy of the Apollo program
Bob Criss weighs in on midwest flooding
Rita Parai awarded grant from US Department of Energy
Virtual reality comes to the classroom
Ultima Thule: A closer look at the most distant object ever explored
How Ultima Thule Is Like a Sticky, Pull-Apart Pastry
New Horizons: Ultima Thule 'a time machine' to early Solar System
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover team receives Aviation Week Laureates Award
NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission
Understanding tropical rainfall, both past and present
Arvidson discusses Mars Opportunity rover’s 15-year anniversary
Opportunity, Curiosity and Mars 2020 Rover Updates
Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration launches new augmented reality app
Professor Jeff Catalano New Chief Executive Editor of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Next Stop Mars - Debate About the New NASA Mars Rover
Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior
Professor Arvidson: Mars Opportunity Rover in the Dust Storm
Professor Jeff Catalano: Heavy Metals in the Wetlands
Professor Bob Criss On Our Rivers
On the Radio: Professor Alian Wang: Mars Research in Harsh Places on Earth
Mantle xenon has a story to tell
Professor Ray Arvidson: Organic Compounds on Mars
Dr. Helene Couvy receives Outstanding Staff Award, given out by the Graduate Student Senate.
In the News: Arvidson about Mars Rover Mission
In the News: Criss about the Mississippi River
Arvidson to receive Weidenbaum Center Award for Excellence
Small Distant World with Ring
Professor Bob Criss receives Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award
Special Delivery for Noble Gas Research
The struggle to control the Mississippi River can help us understand the U.S.
The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Logs 5000th Day, Snaps Selfie, and Roves On
Arvidson to receive Weidenbaum Center Award for Excellence
Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected
Professor Bob Criss receives Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award
Special Delivery for Noble Gas Research
Professor Bronwen Konecky Member of Climate Change Panel
The Other Total Eclipse - Far in the Kuiper Belt
Curiosity, Opportunity Mars Rovers: Sol Sisters for Science
A Spillway on Mars?
Death by volcano
Professor Wiens Named Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor
See our Virtual Geology Lab
Seismic Sleuthing
MoonRise mission to the Moon
Sending Humans to Mars
Pathfinder Program in Environmental Sustainability
Life on Pluto?
Professor McKinnon on YouTube with Pluto
Reaching the Final Frontier: NASA’s New Horizons Mission to Pluto…and Beyond!
A terrible rift
Moon condensed from Earth's mantle
Steaming a planet
Mapping sinkholes
Professor Wysession receives Press Award of the Seismological Society of America
Mongibello Mons
Rites & Wrongs
How to Create a Neuroscience Pipeline
Don't Panic Geocast - Learn about the Moon
Record Missouri flooding was manmade calamity
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