• DPS Mailing #10-10, 16 July 2010
    1. DPS Abstract Deadline: Monday July 19th
    2. DPS Meeting Early Registration Deadline: Friday July 23rd
    3. DPS Meeting Observatory Tours
    4. DPS Election Closes July 31st
    5. DPS Survey Closes July 31st
    6. Job Announcements
  • DPS Mailing #10-09, 28 June 2010
    1. Notes from the Chair: Poster Poll, DPS Survey
    2. DPS Meeting 2010: Abstract Submission Open, Deadline July 19th
    3. Hartmann Travel Grants for the 2010 Pasadena DPS Meeting
    4. DPS Election, 2010
    5. Childcare at the 2010 DPS meeting
    6. Job Announcements
  • DPS Mailing #10-08, 9 June 2010
    1. Note from the chair: 238Pu
    2. Special Issue of Planetary and Space Science - "Titan Through Time"
    3. Herschel Space Observatory Cycle-1 Announcement of Opportunity
    4. Job Announcements
  • DPS Mailing #10-07, 20 May 2010
    1. 2010 DPS Prizes
    2. Icarus Now Covers Extrasolar Planets
    3. In Memoriam: Floyd Herbert
    4. Job Announcements
  • DPS Mailing #10-06, 13 May 2010
    1. DPS Elections 2010: Candidate Slate
    2. DPS Meeting 2010: Note the Dates
    3. "Moon Zoo" Citizen Science Project
    4. Planetary Exploration Newsletter
    5. Job Announcements
    6. Upcoming Meetings
  • DPS Mailing #10-05, 20 April 2010
    1. Letter from the Chair: Posters at Future DPS Meeetings
    2. New "Discoveries In Planetary Science" Classroom Powerpoints Available
    3. 2010 DPS Meeting: Workshop Signup Page is Now Live
    4. 238Pu: Write to your representatives and senators
    5. Upcoming Meetings
  • DPS Mailing #10-04, 6 April 2010
    1. DPS prize nominations close soon
    2. Message from the chair: Hartmann travel grants
    3. 2010 DPS meeting invitation
    4. 238Pu: Write to your representatives and senators
    5. Information for future DPS meeting hosts
    6. 2010 Planetary science summer school
    7. New Horizons KBO search: Partners wanted
    8. Special MESSENGER issue of Planetary and Space Science
    9. Upcoming Meetings
  • DPS Mailing #10-03, 26 February 2010
    1. DPS Meeting 2010: Website now available
    2. DPS Prize Nomination Reminder
    3. Decadal Survey Update
    4. 2010B NASA Keck Call For Proposals
    5. Job Announcements
    6. Upcoming Meetings

238Pu: Write to your Congressperson

Lend your support to the restart of the production of Plutonium-238. You can find all the details, and an example letter here. It only takes a few minutes.

Here's a flyer that summarizes all of the issues.

Discoveries in Planetary Sciences

PowerPoint slide sets highlighting new advances for astronomy educators.

Fall DPS 2010

meeting poster

The 42nd Annual meeting will be in Pasadena, California, USA, October 3-8, 2010.

Planetary Science Decadal Survey

The National Academies Space Studies Board has established the Planetary Science Decadal Survey which will develop a comprehensive science and mission strategy for the next decade.

White paper submission has passed, but all are available for review.

Reaching out to Congress