Research & Insights

A New Era of Space Science: Actionable and Affordable Mission Plans Adaptive Multi-Functional Space Systems for MicroClimate Control Addressing the Mars ISRU Challenge: Production of Oxygen and Fuel from CO2 Using Sunlight Airships: A New Horizon for Science Asteroid Return Mission Study Astronomical Optical Interferometry from the Lunar Surface Blazing Paths to Observing Stellar and Exoplanet Particle Environments Bridging the Gap: Observations and Theory of Star Formation Meet on Large and Small Scales Caltech Space Challenge Capturing an Opportunity at Apophis Coherent Arrays for Astronomy and Remote Sensing COVID-19: Identifying Unique Opportunities for Earth System Science Data-Driven Approaches to Searches for the Technosignatures of Advanced Civilizations Determining the Interior Structure of Uranus - A Case Study for Leveraging Cross-Discipline Science to Answer Tough Questions Developing a Continuity Framework for Satellite Observations of Climate Digging Deeper: Algorithms for Computationally-Limited Searches in Astronomy Digital Twins for Solar System Exploration: Enceladus Don't Follow (Just) the Water: Does Life Occur in Non-Aqueous Media? Enabling Fast Response Missions to NEO, ISOs, and LPCs Engineering Resilient Space Systems Exoplanet Imaging and Characterization: Coherant Differential imaging and Signal Detection Statistics Exploring Exoplanets with Interferometry Exploring New Multi-Instrument Approaches to Observing Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Carbon Cycle From Space Forging Community Consensus for an Integrated GHG and Winds Program Future Missions to Titan: Scientific and Engineering Challenges Gazing at the Solar System: Capturing the Evolution of Dunes, Faults, Volcanoes and Ice from Space High Altitude Ballooning for Space and Atmospheric Observation Hybrid Space-Ground Observatories: Revolutionizing the Search for Earth-like Exoplanets In Situ Science and Instrumentation for Primitive Bodies Inferring Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Celestial Bodies Regolith Using (Simple) Low-Tech Tools Innovative Approaches to Exoplanet Spectra Innovative Approaches to Planetary Seismology Innovative Satellite Observations to Characterize the Cloudy Boundary Layer Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network KISS Fellow Large Constellations and Formations for Exploring Interstellar Objects and Long-Period Comets Large Space Structures Managing Soil Organic Carbon for Climate Change Mitigation - Multiscale Quantification Through Remote Sensing, AI and Biogeochemical Models Mapping and Assaying the Near-Earth Object Population Affordably on a Decadal Timescale MarsX: Mars Subsurface Exploration Metasurface Optics for High-Contrast Imaging Methane on Mars Mission Concepts for Accessing and Sampling High-Risk Terrains on Planetary Surfaces Monitoring Earth Surface Changes from Space Monitoring of Geoengineering Effects and their Natural and Anthropogenic Analogues Nebulae: Deep-Space Computing Clouds New Approaches to Lunar Ice Detection and Mapping New Directions in Robotic Exploration of Mars New Methods to Measure Photosynthesis from Space Next Frontiers in the Investigation of Extraterrestrial Organics Next Generation Approach for Detecting Climate-Carbon Feedbacks: Space-Based Integration of Carbonyl Sulfide (OCS), CO₂, and Solar Induced Fluorescence (SIF) Next Generation UV Instrument Technologies Enabling Missions in Astrophysics, Cosmology and Planetary Sciences Next-Generation Planetary Geodesy Non-Nuclear Exploration of the Solar System One-Shot Outer Solar System Exploration with Software-defined Space Systems Optical Communication on SmallSats - Enabling the Next-Era in Space Science Optical Frequency Combs for Space Applications Planetary Magnetic Fields: Planetary Interiors and Habitability Quantifying the Sources and Sinks of Atmospheric CO2 Quantum Communication, Sensing and Measurement in Space Real Time Detection and Tracking of Fires that Matter Revolutionizing Access to the Martian Surface Sample Return from all across the Solar System Satellites to the Seafloor: Autonomous Science to Forge a Breakthrough in Quantifying the Global Ocean Carbon Budget Science and Enabling Technologies to Explore the Interstellar Medium Sensing Forest Water Dynamics from Space: Towards Predicting the Earth System Response to Droughts Shedding Light on the Nature of Dark Matter Single Photon Counting Detectors Small Satellites: A Revolution in Space Science Space Science Opportunities Augmented by Exploration Telepresence Standardized Space Telescopes for the Future of Scientific Discovery Targeting Microhabitats for Life Detection The Architecture of LISA Science Analysis: Imagining the Future The Biology of Biosignature Detection The First Billion Years The Next-Generation Ground-Based Planetary Radar The Sleeping Giant: Measuring Ocean Ice Interactions in Antarctica Three Dimensional (3D) Additive Construction for Space using In-Situ Resources Tidal Heating-Isotopes at Io and the Icy Moons Tools and Algorithms for Sampling in Extreme Terrain Unlocking a New Era in Biodiversity Science: Linking Integrated Space Based and In-Situ Observations Unlocking the Climate Record Stored within Mars' Polar Layered Deposits Venus In Situ Sample Capture Mission Venus Science Enabled by Human Proximity Venus Seismology xTerramechanics - Integrated Simulation of Planetary Surface Missions