Learning from the attempted rescue of the Lunar Trailblazer: how ground-based optical observations and laboratory measurements can improve recovery of the attitude of a spacecraft lost in space.
Earth and Space Science
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Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) to Improve Lunar Seismic Monitoring
With the appropriate cable selection and deployment, unburied DAS is a viable technique for lunar seismic applications, enabling large-scale measurements without complex installation procedures.
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Simplified Noon-Temperature Calculations for Planetary Bodies
By applying simplified equations, scientists cut down on the computation time required to map the surface temperatures of planetary bodies.
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Opening a Treasure Trove: A Trip to the Historic Archives of Venus
Before 1989, pre-Magellan orbiter and ground-based exploration of Venus produced significant datasets that will be useful when planning future missions to the planet.
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Linking Space Weather and Atmospheric Changes With Cosmic Rays
Water-Cherenkov cosmic-ray detectors can be used as a tool for monitoring and studying changes in the lower stratosphere over Antarctica.
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Monitoring Ocean Color From Deep Space: A TEMPO Study
Scientists apply machine learning to demonstrate that geosynchronous satellites can be used to assess the health of oceans from deep space.
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Bridging the Gap: Transforming Reliable Climate Data into Climate Policy
A new special collection welcomes research that bridges the gap between rigorous Essential Climate Variable (ECV) monitoring, AI analytics, and climate policy.
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Gravity with an “Edge”: What Lies Beneath Aristarchus Crater
A method combining three different approaches to the processing and analysis of GRAIL data from the Moon defines areas of sharply contrasting densities beneath Aristarchus Crater.
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NASA Mission Creates a New Global Coastal Bathymetry Product
NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat-2) mission recently released a new shallow water bathymetry product, which has already delivered data for 13.7 million kilometers of coastal waters.
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Young Rivers on a Martian Volcano Reveal Insights into the Amazonian Climate
A comprehensive inventory of rivers on Alba Mons on Mars reveals a prolonged history of erosion and development into mature drainage networks during the Amazonian, with contributions of rainfall and snow melt.