Doug Peters - AAPG Astrogeology Committee Reports - January, 2026

Astrogeology, Asteroids, Robots, Space Flight & Extraterrestrial Matters / Astrophysicists/Astrogeologists and their Work

Doug Peters, of the AAPG Astrogeology Committee, is monitoring the astrogeological papers and selects some of those that might be of interest to the Committee members:

The Astrogeology Committee

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-examined-jupiter-s-moon-europa-and-made-a-concerning-discovery/ar-AA1TLhyp?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=52d2a082e461464ce1faab7eb346a234&ei=38 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/china-releases-first-practical-software-to-keep-time-on-the-moon/ar-AA1UmzxI?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=fe93977c7074430aed59bfd2e5eea98d&ei=51 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/bacteria-on-mars-may-hold-the-key-to-future-human-habitats-on-the-planet/ar-AA1U2Jhj?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=4a4c94535b8d4615cd39730524e4e95f&ei=7 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/strange-discovery-offers-missing-link-in-planet-formation-this-fundamentally-changes-how-we-think-about-planetary-systems/ar-AA1Us0hz?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=e8ba59333cc740f48b2b8ed757ff38ea&ei=44 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/80-space-trivia-questions-and-answers-for-kids-and-adults-alike/ar-AA1RMITz?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=a3d078ffa5b4428c8f8ac71038a481c4&ei=58 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-launches-pandora-telescope-to-study-habitable-worlds-in-ways-james-webb-can-t/ar-AA1UvXGt?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=f35f519111a14c9cbbb9f5901b153ee4&ei=50 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/gold-no-longer-inert-scientists-created-a-novel-gold-hydride-under-planetary-core-conditions/ar-AA1UwFGS?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=603b1ca8d5b341e6d7b7038179767ddc&ei=41 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-hidden-ocean-of-magma-could-be-the-only-thing-keeping-planets-alive/ar-AA1UpMxJ?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=334830ad7a1348dea8f75509da29b770&ei=30 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/jupiter-s-and-saturn-s-distinct-polar-storms-could-reveal-what-hides-within/ar-AA1UwXVz?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=a1d86ff509874ad8f3037643f241a023&ei=26 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/alma-reveals-teenage-years-of-new-worlds/ar-AA1UyIwM?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=736b8b1235bd4de98e95c2d0302c1a67&ei=22 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-s-jupiter-trojan-probe-spots-a-cosmic-oddity-never-seen-before/ar-AA1UBxXY?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=78040c57618547a6b1a1bde88c47079b&ei=29 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/complex-building-blocks-of-life-form-spontaneously-in-space-research-reveals/ar-AA1UBArd?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=d6c4afa8b7e540dece099f301569f339&ei=36 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/china-spots-something-thought-unnatural-on-moon-s-far-side/ar-AA1UJ6vX?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=1fdff57504774f75d2cc8a1ff598add3&ei=10 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/is-asteroid-mining-realistic-a-new-study-digs-in/ar-AA1TGfKl?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=47ec19774d8c4cf7e2ace526a9c168c2&ei=16 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-find-unlikely-new-way-to-track-space-junk-sonic-booms-in-the-atmosphere/ar-AA1UL9H8?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=27e06ee40eee4dd9e44fb4f5d1094f47&ei=9 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/nasa-s-lost-moon-truck-the-molab-rover-built-for-a-lunar-base-then-canceled-and-forgotten-on-earth/vi-AA1UBhRH?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=923f5e8c61554552ed55deca208dd042&ei=35 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/astrophysicists-discover-largest-sulfur-containing-molecular-compound-in-space/ar-AA1UP82Q?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=c4e870abc79a49b9a920079334ab9c54&ei=26 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/this-dwarf-planet-spins-so-fast-it-turned-into-an-egg-with-a-ring/ar-AA1UsqZz?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=69745b86262b4005b1c7040c7abe2b2b&ei=20 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-confirms-private-american-spacecraft-has-landed-on-the-moon/ar-AA1UTSzi?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=6975b0080ca14fba935bed92939257b6&ei=9 

https://www.space.com/?utm_term=92C8C749-A3D4-4CA5-BA52-47E6908F605F&lrh=148061210e0b5d91815925578d198b691d5d3fe459c48f8464b4ac8db3ef3072&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=AF40AF33-B47B-4A6C-8777-099510F9D2FD&utm_source=SmartBrief

Events of Interest:

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