The key activities of the department Planetary Gophysics (PLP) are the theoretical modeling of structure and evolution of planetary bodies, interpretation and inversion of geophysical and geochemical ...

Concise and self-contained, this textbook gives a graduate-level introduction to the physical processes that shape planetary systems, covering all stages of planet formation. Writing for readers with ...

Find out more about available formats and browse any associated online resources. A quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, ...

Tidal forces exerted by the star would have later stabilized this trajectory into a close, circular orbit. These interactions highlight the complexity of planetary dynamics. The discovery of K2-360 b, ...

Diamond rain? Super-ionic water? These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies ...

The Planetary Geology Department studies the solid surfaces of planets, moons, and small bodies in the solar system. Geological mapping as well as morphological and spectral analyses provide a record ...

The paper is titled "Self-Sustaining Living Habitats in Extraterrestrial Environments." The authors are Robin Wordsworth, ...

Cranmer) for approval. Thermal, mechanical, quantum, and radiative processes in gases and plasmas, with emphasis on spectroscopy, atomic and molecular physics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic ...

This program studies extreme weather, climate change, and their impacts on both ecosystems and modern society. This research area uses biology, chemistry, geology, and physics to understand how the ...

Modern space exploration has provided high resolution gravity and topography data about many planets. Other observational techniques including seismology and in-situ sampling have revealed the ...

In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews looks at the successes and shortcomings of planetary defense.