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Earth and planetary sciences

Earth science

Big data approach can help map what's beneath the Earth's surface

Published June 12, 2020

Like the explorers who drew the first incomplete maps of America, scientists are using big data approaches to chart the Earth's interior

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Study examines role of sulfur in planetary atmospheres

Published April 7, 2020

Simulations reveal that sulfur can significantly affect observations of far-flung planets beyond the solar system

Earth and planetary sciences

More pavement, more problems

Published March 5, 2020

Study finds that for every percentage point increase in pavement and impervious surfaces, annual floods increase by 3.3%

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Intersession 2020

Digging into Earth's history

Published Jan 28, 2020

In geology fieldwork Intersession class, students hike the mountains of the Mojave Desert to record and categorize rock formations to better understand millions of years of planetary history

Arts+Culture

The moon and mankind

Published July 17, 2019

Fall semester course taught by Hopkins postdoc will explore the impact of the moon on art, culture, music, and more

Curiosity Rover

Scientists teach an old rover new tricks

Published Jan 31, 2019

Scientists use the rover to collect the first surface gravity measurements on a planet other than Earth

Planetary science

Planets with oxygen don't necessarily have life

Published Dec 17, 2018

In simulations of planetary atmospheres, researchers successfully create both organic compounds and oxygen, absent of life

Space

IDing Mars' dust

Published Winter 2018

Planetary scientists believe they've identified the origin of the powdery dust on Mars: a formation that could be the largest known volcanic deposit in the solar system / Johns Hopkins Magazine