Planetary Geology involves the origin and age of the solid bodies in the solar system (planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, and rings) and the geological evolution of their surfaces and interiors.

Prof. Emeritus Robert N. Clayton, whose pioneering research on the chemistry of meteorites and lunar rocks helped shape the field of cosmochemistry, died on Dec. 30. He was 87. In the foreword of a ...

Edward Anders, a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Chicago who helped map the history of the solar system before dedicating his retirement to documenting the Holocaust, died June 1 ...

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Minimally invasive test assesses the relative levels of potassium isotopes in human blood serum and shows the potential to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before symptoms become apparent Study: Stable ...

Over six missions to the moon, from 1969 to 1972, Apollo astronauts collected more than 800 pounds of lunar rock and soil. Chemical and isotopic analysis of that material showed that it was similar to ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), in collaboration with astrophysicists from the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), CSIC-INTA, have identified the largest ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Research in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences covers three main ...