Pristine sulfur preserves a snapshot of ancient Mars
Scott VanBommel led the team studying Curiosity’s unexpected discovery of pure sulfur, which offers new clues to conditions on Mars roughly 3 billion years ago.
The curious case of Mars' missing methane
New laboratory experiments led by WashU planetary scientist Alian Wang suggest electrically charged Martian dust could rapidly destroy methane, offering a possible explanation for one of the Red Planet's biggest mysteries.
Michael Wysession explores how geology shaped human history in new Great Courses series
New 24-lecture series connects earthquakes, volcanoes, climate and other geologic events to the course of human history
Building Roman’s definitive strong-lens catalog
WashU researchers are developing the software and tools that will help astronomers identify, analyze, and catalog the approximately 100,000 strong gravitational lenses expected to be discovered by NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
WashU team to lead the search for planets orbiting white dwarfs with NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
A new NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope program aims to determine whether planets survive the death of their host stars or form anew around white dwarfs.
Sachiko Amari won a $973,810 award from NASA
A river runs through it
Space.com: Strange 'eggshell' exoplanets may have ultra-smooth surfaces
Nowak wins grants from NASA, Smithsonian observatory
Buckley earns grant for astronomical monitoring
SyFy: Bizarre, brittle exoplanets could feel like walking on eggshells
ScienceAlert: These strange, brittle 'eggshell' exoplanets could be orbiting alien stars
New York Times: A missing piece of the Moon may be following Earth around the Sun
Tread lightly: ‘Eggshell planets’ possible around other stars
NPR: In Jupiter's swirling Great Red Spot, NASA spacecraft finds hidden depths
National Geographic: Deepest earthquake ever detected struck 467 miles beneath Japan
