EAPS News

04-13-2026

Frozen ocean world found lurking between Mars and Jupiter

Brighter Side — Scientists argue that Ceres may be far icier than many scientists had come to accept, with an outer crust made not of mostly dry rock but of dirty ice. EAPS's Ian Pamerleau, a PhD student in Purdue’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, and assistant professor Mike Sori led the work.

04-13-2026

EAPS faculty promotions and tenure approved by trustees

Congratulations to the newly promoted faculty in EAPS at Purdue: Ali Bramson, Michael Eddy, Marissa Tremblay, Gouri Prabhakar, and Michelle Thompson!

04-02-2026

Final preparations for Artemis II space mission - FOX interview with Purdue EAPS alumnus Andrew Feustel

FOX Weather — Former NASA astronaut and Purdue EAPS alumnus Andrew Feustel joins FOX Weather to share his expertise and thoughts on the Artemis II mission.

03-31-2026

Travel through Vietnam's Son Doong, the surreal cave so large a 747 plane could fly through it

CBS 60 Minutes — Imagine discovering a marvel on par with Mount Everest or the Grand Canyon. It happened in 2009, with the revelation of the largest cave passage in the world. It's in Vietnam and they call it Hang Son Doong, "Mountain River Cave." 60 Minute's Scott Pelley toured the cave in an episode that features Darryl Granger, Purdue Science's Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Purdue Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences professor.

03-30-2026

Purdue geologist Michael Eddy receives national early career award for Earth history research

Michael P. Eddy, an associate professor in Purdue University's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, has received the 2026 Early Geological Career Award from the Geological Society of America's Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Division. The award recognizes scientists near the beginning of their careers who have made distinguished, multidisciplinary and field-based contributions to geology.

03-30-2026

NASA Aims to Launch the World’s First Planet-Hopping Spacecraft Powered by Nuclear Fission

Smithsonian Magazine — On March 24, NASA announced that it wants to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by the end of 2028. If successful, it would be the first probe to use nuclear propulsion to travel beyond Earth’s orbit. EAPS's Briony Horgan was quoted in the article.