Unexpected patterns in the solar wind
UCLA scientists invent new method to discover an unexpected pattern in the distribution of the magnetic field in the solar wind.
Earth, Planetary, & Space Sciences
How to define a planet
UCLA Professor proposes a new definition of planets with more specific criteria.
UCLA Undergraduate Student Team Wins NASA TechLeap Prize
Students in the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department are finalists in the NASA Techleap competition to build a universal interface to support payload integration onto various commercial suborbital vehicles, orbital platforms, and planetary landers
How to Study Water on the Moon
UCLA Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Professor Hao Cao wins grant from NASA to develop new technology for extended use on the lunar surface.
Edward Young Wins 2024 J. Lawrence Smith Medal
Young has deepened our understanding of the history of the solar system and its place in the galaxy through his extensive contributions to both experimental and theoretical meteoritics and solar system research.
Into the Deep: UCLA’s Marine Center Research Group Participates in Two Expeditions with Famous Deep-Sea Submersible ‘Alvin’
Researchers from the EPSS and AOS departments helped lead in the groundbreaking discoveries
Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm
UCLA-led study of NASA’s DART mission determines that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks
悼念杰出教授和地质学巨匠尹安（享年64岁）
尹安于1988年在南加州大学获得博士学位。并于1987年在等待博士论文答辩的过程中就正式加入加州大学洛杉矶分校。
In memoriam: An Yin, 64, influential geologist shaped understanding of tectonics on our planet and others
Yin was widely recognized for his profound contributions to the understanding of our planet and others in our solar system.