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Purdue picked as a host institution for prestigious 51 Pegasi b postdoctoral fellowship

08-21-2025

Purdue University has been selected to serve as a host institution for the prestigious 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded by the Heising-Simons Foundation to give scholars the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge theoretical, observational and experimental research in planetary astronomy.


Mars boffins probe mysterious new mineral

08-21-2025

The Northern Miner — Scientists have spotted on Mars what could be a previously unknown mineral linked to the kind of sulphaty gunk that clogs tailings ponds on Earth. EAPS's Roger Wiens was mentioned in this article.


Purdue EAPS Professor Tabb Prissel Honored with NASA Susan Mahan Niebur Award for Groundbreaking Planetary Research

Purdue EAPS Professor Tabb Prissel Honored with NASA Susan Mahan Niebur Award for Groundbreaking Planetary Research

08-18-2025

Tabb Prissel, assistant professor in Purdue University's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Susan Mahan Niebur Award. One of NASA's most prestigious honors for early career planetary scientists.


Moisture changes the rules of atmospheric traffic jams

Moisture changes the rules of atmospheric traffic jams

08-14-2025

New research from Purdue University reveals how moisture influences atmospheric blocking, a phenomenon that often drives heat waves, droughts, cold outbreaks and floods, helping solve a mystery in climate science and improving future extreme weather predictions.


Decoding Space Rocks with AI: The Meteorite Breakthrough

08-13-2025

Securities — Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we do things, not only on Earth but also in Space. Lead author Marissa Tremblay, assistant professor with EAPS, further noted that meteorites tend to be denser than rocks on Earth, are magnetic and contain metal. However, finding meteorites isn't that easy.


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