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Someone found out and bottled it.5.29.24Venus Might Still Have Active Volcanoes, as Recent Lava Flows Suggest ‘Ongoing’ Eruptions5.8.24China's Chang'e-6 launches successfully — what happens next?5.6.24Mars may have been more Earth-like than we thought, discovery of oxygen-rich rocks reveals4.30.24Saturn’s moon Mimas may be hiding a vast global ocean under its ice4.24.24TGI-funded Project Uses Geospatial Tech to Study Permafrost, Plants, and Wildfire4.17.24WashU to manage data for instrument on Artemis moon mission4.11.24Finding the Story in the Stones 4.10.24‘Light waves’ danced just before eclipse in Missouri. Scientists had waited years for them.4.10.24An Ice Body the Size of France Is Mysteriously Shifting Every Day. No One Knows Why.4.8.24Solar eclipse plunges Illinois and Missouri into darkness as the celestial spectacle dazzles4.8.24What will St. Louis see during Monday’s solar eclipse?4.5.24WashU Expert: Tremor a reminder that East Coast, Midwest earthquake threat is real4.5.24Does Jupiter’s moon Europa have a habitable ocean, or not?4.5.24Masteller wins NSF CAREER award3.29.24Largest ice shelf in Antarctica lurches forward once or twice each day3.29.24Pacific rock samples offer a glimpse of an active Earth 2.5 billion years ago3.18.24Roger Michaelides wins NASA fellowship for early-career researchers3.6.24Parai and Byrne granted tenure2.20.24Paper selected for the MAS Macres Award2.15.24The ties that bind2.8.24Paul Byrne elected to the 2024 class of The Explorer&＃039;s Club 1.12.24A year in the life of a Pathfinder Fellow1.11.242023 was the second-warmest year on record in St. Louis. Here’s what that means12.11.23Should we send humans to Venus?12.7.23Asteroid Bennu samples have arrived on campus for analysis11.30.23Could 2023 be the hottest year on record? The outlook for climate tipping points and catastrophes11.30.23Growers say droughts damaged real Christmas trees11.23.23Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor11.17.23Can a private space mission pierce Venus's clouds?10.31.23Bradley Jolliff: “We’ll develop the surface science plan for the Artemis III mission“10.27.23New global topographic map unveils unique distortions on Enceladus10.20.23Samples from asteroid Bennu contain the key ingredients of life10.5.23Research News: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions10.4.23The story of Earth&＃039;s atmosphere9.29.23in:SPACE Influencer Paul Byrne9.28.23Is it possible to turn Venus from boiling hellscape to liveable world?9.18.23Introducing the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences9.14.23Flashes in Venus’ atmosphere might be meteors, not lightning9.7.23In 15 Years, We Might Put Messi On The Moon — But Should We?9.3.23Pacific Puzzles: How El Niño and La Niña Are Changing Their Dance9.1.23Environmental Science: It’s a Summer of Record-Breaking Heat With More Dangerously Hot Summers Ahead From Global Warming9.1.23Perspectives: Remembering the Great Flood of 19939.1.23New Center for the Environment begins work8.31.23Professor Ray Arvidson granted Earth Science in United States Leader Award8.30.23Ogliore and Wang selected as members of the Mars Sample Return Measurement Definition Team8.29.23NASA partnership is 'a jewel in WashU's crown'8.28.23Jolliff selected for geology team for lunar landing mission8.23.23Study: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions8.21.23Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and mathematics8.11.23The Source: McKinnon wins 2023 Kuiper Prize7.27.234 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters7.17.23Podcast: Dead Planets Society interviews Professor Paul Byrne7.14.23The River Des Peres is still clogged. No one wants to clean it. And floods will come again.7.11.23Arvidson wins fourth public service award from NASA6.26.23Radar can help fight wildfires, identify flash-flood risks5.30.23Is Earth the only planet with lightning?5.21.23Flooding and Erosion from Climate Change, Shifting Rivers and Changing Landscapes5.4.23Goodenough, McKinnon elected to National Academy of Sciences5.3.23Squeezing rocks for science5.2.23Professor William B. McKinnon elected to the National Academy of Sciences4.17.23Jolliff shares next steps in returning people to the Moon4.4.23Volcanoes on Venus … Wow! New map here4.4.23Penczykowski, Medley share seed grant to precisely measure St. Louis climate3.30.23NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time3.29.23Scientists share ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them3.22.23Michaelides wins seed grant to study interplay of permafrost, vegetation, and wildfire3.18.23 Floods are getting more severe and frequent around St. Louis. Here&＃039;s why. 3.17.23Scientists Spot Recent Volcanic Activity on Venus3.15.23Venus is volcanically alive, stunning new find shows3.13.23Midwest Climate Summit allows student volunteers to learn from climate leaders2.24.23Spring Weather Outlook: The connection between billion-dollar storms and global warming2.23.23Celebrating 170 years: an Apollo 17 connection2.16.23Study quantifies global impact of electricity in dust storms on Mars1.30.23Does This Mineral Indicate Oxygen on Mars? 1.10.23WashU Expert: 2023 will be the year of the battery12.6.22The solar system&＃039;s strangest objects are unlocking its history12.5.22Stromboli and Mount Semeru Erupt on Same Day, a Week After Mauna Loa11.18.22Artemis launch returns U.S. to the moon - Jolliff interview on PRI/The World11.17.22At the confluence of climate change and environmental justice11.17.22McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow10.16.22Mars Investigator Celebrates His 50-Year Career Exploring Mars10.12.22Mississippi River levels are dropping too low for barges to float10.12.22Venus balloon prototype aces test flights9.27.22Fike installed as the Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor9.25.22Studying how climate change shapes floods and river landscapes9.14.22Cosmochemist Wang to study samples from asteroid Bennu9.13.22Revisiting predictions made at start of Biden’s term on his “9-point plan” on clean energy, climate9.2.22Washington University in St. Louis Celebrates Raymond E. Arvidson’s 50 Years of Mars Exploration8.31.22Exploring Mars, 50 years and counting8.26.22WashU Expert: Artemis launch brings us closer to space exploration goals8.17.22Science research roundup: July and August 20228.12.22NASA Has Plans to Probe Uranus8.11.22Earth’s Lower Mantle Is Drier Than Previously Thought 8.9.22How balloons could one day detect quakes on Venus8.2.22Torrential rainfall will change our rivers. A Washington U scientist is studying how. 7.27.22Historic rainfall in St. Louis raises questions about flooding and climate change7.27.22How the huge storm formed in the St. Louis area and why future rainfall will test us 7.27.22Messenger: For the next flood, University City could have a unique warning system7.12.22Changing climate, shifting rivers7.12.22NASA releases Webb telescope photos, deepest space photos in history6.24.22Geoscientists to study structure and properties of Antarctic lithosphere6.17.22Distance learning: Planetary scientist Paul Byrne explains why you should be impressed by the James Webb Space Telescope6.1.22Shooting for the Moon! A Lifetime of Lunar Research and the Next Step with Artemis Missions4.25.22WashU researchers help identify national priorities for planetary science4.21.22NASA has been ignoring Uranus. That may soon change.4.18.22Exploring Mars, shaping trajectories4.6.22NASA waited 50 years to unseal these precious moon rocks4.6.22NASA studies ‘new’ 50-year-old lunar sample to prep for return to Moon3.23.22Konecky launches new program to support diversity in the geosciences3.23.22Arts & Sciences faculty win NSF CAREER Awards3.9.22Krawczynski promoted to associate professor3.7.22WashU scientists help recover gases from Moon rock time capsule2.28.22Seismic study reveals key reason why Patagonia is rising as glaciers melt2.22.22Science research roundup: February 20222.16.22Parai wins CAREER grant to study geochemistry of the deep Earth2.9.22Slow and not so steady: Glaciers, ice sheets, and sea level rise (video)2.6.22Quirks and Quarks: Is the moon driving the movement of the Earth&＃039;s tectonic plates?2.6.22SYFY: The Sun and Moon could be unleashing earthquakes and volcanoes2.4.22Arvidson receives award from St. Louis Astronomical Society1.25.22BBC News: Paul Byrne on launch of James Webb Space Telescope (video)1.22.22Tug of sun, moon could be driving plate motions on ‘imbalanced’ Earth1.20.22Master Minds: Mission to Mars, Venus and the Moon1.11.22Volatile bodies: Isotopic fingerprints reveal how planets gain and lose elements12.8.21Science research roundup: November and December 202112.6.21A river runs through it12.5.21Space.com: Strange &＃039;eggshell&＃039; exoplanets may have ultra-smooth surfaces12.2.21Digital Transformation Initiative brings new talent to Arts & Sciences11.29.21KSDK: Why midwest earthquakes can be felt miles away from epicenter11.10.21Tread lightly: ‘Eggshell planets’ possible around other stars10.8.21Space.com: Moon rocks brought to Earth by Chinese mission fill key gaps in solar system history10.7.21Chang’e-5 samples reveal key age of moon rocks10.6.21PBS: Bob Criss discusses urban flooding on Donnybrook Next Up10.6.21National Geographic: Hellish Venus poses many mysteries. New spacecraft aim to solve them.9.22.21Forbes: Martian blues: Did planet&＃039;s size affect its ability to hold onto water?9.21.21Time: Mars was always destined to die9.3.21Welcome to WashU: Paul Byrne9.2.21Eos: Telling the stories behind the science9.2.21Catalano awarded $2.25 million for investigation of critical elements9.2.21Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and math8.26.21Science research roundup: August 20218.3.21St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis area flood expert shifts focus to urban flash floods7.22.21Experimental geochemist Krawczynski to examine role of water in volcanoes, Earth’s evolution7.20.21Muddied waters: Sinking organics alter seafloor records6.30.21Award-winning "Sacred Sediments" video features Bronwen Konecky6.25.21Analysis of pristine samples of the Moon5.6.21The exit interview: Dean Jennifer R. Smith4.23.21Skemer promoted to full professor4.10.21Highlands hunt for climate answers3.2.21Pasteris retires after 41 years2.26.21When using pyrite to understand Earth’s ocean and atmosphere: Think local, not global2.16.21Wang receives grant to study volatiles in early solar system2.12.21Rita Parai investigates the origins of volatiles on planetary bodies1.28.21Fourteen faculty searches approved for digital transformation initiative1.16.21WashU Expert: Biden energy plan is aggressive, but much can be done1.15.21Wysession wins Geosciences in the Media Award12.16.20WashU Expert: China probe returns with ‘treasure trove’ of moon rocks12.10.20Powerful electrical events quickly alter surface chemistry on Mars and other planetary bodies12.9.20McKinnon honored by American Geophysical Union12.1.20Catalano named mineralogical society fellow11.26.20Slate: The U.S. fight against climate change has to start at its center: The Midwest10.29.20A conversation with two award-winning space scientists 10.22.20PAD choreographs a unique semester10.7.20Viking TV: Exploring Mars with Ray Arvidson9.30.20Hofmeister wins AWG Professional Excellence Award8.21.20Lodders wins 2021 Leonard Medal8.5.20Jolliff awarded Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal7.19.20&＃039;We are all Martians!&＃039;: Space explorers seek to solve the riddle of life on Mars7.10.20Countdown to Mars: three daring missions take aim at the red planet6.28.20NASA’s new rover will collect martian rocks—and clues to planet’s ancient climate6.11.20Electrically charged dust storms drive Martian chlorine cycle4.2.20Sharing stories for the next 100 years3.2.20New Horizons may have solved planet formation cold case2.27.20Wang wins 2020 Houtermans Award2.19.20Welcome to WashU: Claire Masteller2.13.20Arrokoth close-up reveals how planetary building blocks were constructed2.10.20Scientists Slam Congress&＃039;s New Plan for NASA12.11.19Why is the red planet red?11.18.19Proposed Interstellar Mission Reaches for the Stars, One Generation at a Time10.28.19Almost forgotten anniversaries in 201910.15.19Climate scientist Konecky named Packard Fellow9.18.19Konecky receives American Geophysical Union’s Nanne Weber Early Career Award8.21.19Astrid Holzheid joins Washington University as Clark Way Harrison Visiting Professor8.15.19Tektites don’t come from the Moon, but they might help scientists understand how it formed7.18.19Heat wave across central US prompts health warnings7.18.19WashU Expert: On Apollo legacy, and why we should return to the moon7.15.19Untouched Apollo samples to be analyzed for the first time by WashU researchers7.12.19Brad Jolliff describes the scientific legacy of the Apollo program6.11.19Bob Criss weighs in on midwest flooding6.7.19Rita Parai awarded grant from US Department of Energy5.28.19Virtual reality comes to the classroom5.21.19Ultima Thule: A closer look at the most distant object ever explored3.24.19How Ultima Thule Is Like a Sticky, Pull-Apart Pastry3.24.19New Horizons: Ultima Thule &＃039;a time machine&＃039; to early Solar System3.15.19NASA&＃039;s Mars Exploration Rover team receives Aviation Week Laureates Award2.18.19NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission2.11.19Understanding tropical rainfall, both past and present1.28.19Arvidson discusses Mars Opportunity rover’s 15-year anniversary12.10.18Opportunity, Curiosity and Mars 2020 Rover Updates12.7.18Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration launches new augmented reality app12.6.18Professor Jeff Catalano New Chief Executive Editor of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta11.26.18Next Stop Mars - Debate About the New NASA Mars Rover11.14.18Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior11.7.18Professor Arvidson: Mars Opportunity Rover in the Dust Storm11.1.18Professor Jeff Catalano: Heavy Metals in the Wetlands11.1.18Professor Bob Criss On Our Rivers10.21.18On the Radio: Professor Alian Wang: Mars Research in Harsh Places on Earth 10.21.18Mantle xenon has a story to tell 10.21.18Professor Ray Arvidson: Organic Compounds on Mars 10.21.18Dr. Helene Couvy receives Outstanding Staff Award, given out by the Graduate Student Senate. 10.21.18In the News: Arvidson about Mars Rover Mission 10.21.18In the News: Criss about the Mississippi River 10.21.18Arvidson to receive Weidenbaum Center Award for Excellence10.21.18Small Distant World with Ring10.21.18Professor Bob Criss receives Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award 10.21.18Special Delivery for Noble Gas Research3.14.18The struggle to control the Mississippi River can help us understand the U.S.3.5.18The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Logs 5000th Day, Snaps Selfie, and Roves On2.21.18Arvidson to receive Weidenbaum Center Award for Excellence10.13.17Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected10.4.17Professor Bob Criss receives Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award9.16.17Special Delivery for Noble Gas Research9.13.17Professor Bronwen Konecky Member of Climate Change Panel7.28.17The Other Total Eclipse - Far in the Kuiper Belt7.14.17Curiosity, Opportunity Mars Rovers: Sol Sisters for Science7.11.17A Spillway on Mars?6.6.17Death by volcano4.19.17Professor Wiens Named Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor3.27.17See our Virtual Geology Lab2.16.17Seismic Sleuthing12.28.16MoonRise mission to the Moon12.14.16Sending Humans to Mars12.12.16Pathfinder Program in Environmental Sustainability12.2.16Life on Pluto?11.23.16Professor McKinnon on YouTube with Pluto10.23.16Reaching the Final Frontier: NASA’s New Horizons Mission to Pluto…and Beyond!9.27.16A terrible rift9.12.16Moon condensed from Earth&＃039;s mantle7.26.16Steaming a planet7.19.16Mapping sinkholes5.31.16Professor Wysession receives Press Award of the Seismological Society of America5.18.16Mongibello Mons4.21.16Rites & Wrongs4.21.16How to Create a Neuroscience Pipeline2.19.16Don&＃039;t Panic Geocast - Learn about the Moon2.8.16Record Missouri flooding was manmade calamityRead more news from WashU The SourceQuick LinksFacilitiesResearch CentersDiversity & InclusionCoursesOur AlumniHow to Reach UsComputer SupportResourcesAdditional information Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies in A&SCopyright 2024 by:Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. LouisFollow Us Instagram Twitter Contact Us: Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences [email protected] 314-935-5610 Visit the main Washington University in St. Louis website1 Brookings Drive / St. Louis, MO 63130 / wustl.edu