2020 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Awarded to Early-Career Scientist, Hosted at UCLA Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department

Studying the heritage of meteorites to develop a timeline for planet formation and other early solar ...

See article: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/professor-pays-it-forward-by-promoting-diversity-and-environmental-justice

Aradhna Tripati’s longstanding dedication to inclusion has inspired donors’ support.

Courtesy of Aradhna Tripati

Members of the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, which was founded ...

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-j-william-schopf-earth-earliest-history-of-life

Date: Saturday, June 13th 2020
Time: 12:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Students assemble at 12:30 p.m.)
Location: Young Hall Patio

The Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences (EPSS) invites ...

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An illustration shows the Earth’s magnetosphere during a magnetic storm. At right, three satellites witnessed reconnection close to geosynchronous orbit where many other critical satellites reside. The red “X” identifies the reconnection ...

A new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope provides important new details about the first interstellar comet astronomers have seen in our solar system. “Data from the Hubble Space Telescope give us the best measure ...

Schematic diagram showing the orbits of the 20 new moons, color coded as red = retrograde, green and blue = prograde, in two distinct groups. Illustration is courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science.

A team including ...

EPSS was featured at the popular event CicLAvia on Oct. 6, 2019, where miles of downtown LA streets were closed off for ~10,000 cyclists to ride freely.  UCLA's Centennial celebration organized a huge ...

Exploring Your Universe (EYU) is UCLA’s largest annual science outreach event, drawing in thousands of children, parents, and friends from the Los Angeles community to enjoy special presentations, activities, and over 60 interactive science booths ...

New method used to study planets’ geochemistry implies that Earth is not unique

Earth-like planets may be common in the universe, a new UCLA study implies. The team of astrophysicists and geochemists presents new ...