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A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth’s history could have delivered a major share of Earth’s water. A new study argues that the Moon’s surface record sets a hard limit on that possibility: even...

The Moon has both a South and North Pole, but just how cold are they? For context, Antarctica's coastal temperatures average around 14°F (-10°C), while the interior drops to -76°F (-60°C), making Earth's South Pole one of the coldest places on the...

Scientists at the University of New Mexico are modeling water in deep Earth using the mineral wadsleyite to determine composition and temperature variations in an effort to decipher the material exchange processes between the upper and lower mantle. The...

Scientists at The University of New Mexico recently took part in the opening of ANGSA 73001, a drive tube lunar sample collected by NASA's Apollo 17 mission that will allow scientists to study any gases that may reside in the container as well as lunar...

It was back in 1610 when Galileo Galilei made the first telescopic observation of Mars and ever since, the fascination with the red planet for scientific research has grown astronomically. Over the course of the next century, astronomers have discovered...

NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample of rock and regolith from the Apollo era has been opened. It sets the stage for...

The University of New Mexico’s Institute of Meteoritics (IOM) will celebrate its 75th anniversary during UNM’s Homecoming Week on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25. World-renowned, UNM’s IOM was founded in 1944 as one of the first institutions in the...

Lobo alumni and community members are invited an evening of intriguing science, fascination and fun with UNM faculty, who will lecture about the exploration of Mars. The UNM Alumni Association in partnership with UNM Earth & Planetary Sciences, The...

While the Mars' Rovers continue to scour the surface of the Red Planet snapping pictures, zapping rocks and looking at any other clues about its composition, researchers at the University of New Mexico's Institute of Meteoritics have made what could be a...

President Obama today named 96 researchers, including University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics Sr. Research Scientist Francis McCubbin, as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest ...