School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU

10/01/2026

ASU astronomers are helping advance NASA's Pandora mission, which studies distant planets and their host stars at the same time. Their research shows that combining Pandora's observations with the James Webb Space Telescope could nearly double the precision of measurements of water in exoplanet atmospheres. 🛰️

Read more 👉 https://news.asu.edu/b/20260828-asu-astronomers-advance-nasas-pandora-mission-study-planetary-atmospheres

Photo courtesy NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab

10/01/2026

Congratulations to the 12 doctoral students in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences named 2026–27 ARCS Scholars, including one from SESE! The award supports outstanding doctoral researchers in science, engineering and medical research. 🏆

Read more 👉 https://news.asu.edu/b/20260908-12-students-college-named-arcs-scholars

10/01/2026

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, ASU researchers uncovered more than 2,000 fine filaments threading through the powerful galactic wind of M82, the Cigar Galaxy. These threads help explain how galaxies lose the gas they need to form new stars. ⭐️

Read more 👉 https://news.asu.edu/b/20260915-hubble-reveals-thousands-fine-threads-m82s-galactic-wind

10/01/2026

A new study led by SESE Associate Professor Sanchayeeta Borthakur and Namrata Roy of the Raman Research Institute found that powerful jets from supermassive black holes can disrupt the gas that galaxies need to form new stars, far beyond their visible edges. 🌌

Read more 👉 https://news.asu.edu/b/20260924-black-hole-jets-may-shape-fate-entire-galaxies

Image courtesy Hailey Nelson/ Arizona State University

09/30/2026

Many bacteria are known as carbon consumers, not carbon makers. An ASU-led interdisciplinary team discovered that two well-studied bacteria use inorganic carbon to build their cells. 🧪

Read more 👉 https://news.asu.edu/b/20260928-asuled-study-finds-bacteria-tap-unexpected-carbon-source

09/30/2026

Two asteroids now carry the names of musical legends Tom Lehrer and "Weird Al" Yankovic, thanks to efforts led by an ASU astrophysicist. Find out how it happened! 🚀

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Thousands of asteroids have been named after people, but not just anyone can garner that honor.The International Astronomical Union (IAU) governs asteroid naming and sets the rules. The asteroid discoverer has priority to nominate a name. Mythological or geographical names are allowed, but to name i...

09/30/2026

A piece of exploration history is coming to SESE! The American Geographical Society's Fliers and Explorers Globe, signed by more than 80 legendary explorers like Amelia Earhart and Neil Armstrong, will be displayed in ISTB4 this winter as part of a new 10-year partnership with ASU. 🌏

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In 1927, Charles Lindbergh climbed into a small, single-engine plane after only a few hours of sleep and flew more than 3,600 miles from Long Island, New York, to Paris, becoming the first person to fly nonstop, solo, across the Atlantic Ocean.That kind of risky journey takes a rare form of courage....

09/30/2026

A record-breaking year! 15 ASU faculty members have received Fulbright awards for 2026–27 from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the most in university history. Congratulations to all the recipients! 🌍

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Arizona State University has had a record year for faculty Fulbright awards, with 15 receiving awards for 2026–27 from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board — the most ASU has ever received in a competition year.

09/15/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the Geological Society of America Fifty Under 50 Award recipients who are former SESE professors, postdocs, and alumni!
We’re proud to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of:
Edwin Nissen, Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
Nicholas Schmerr, Associate Professor, Department of Geology, University of Maryland
Timothy Glotch, Professor, Department of Geosciences and Joint Appointee, Stony Brook University & Brookhaven National Laboratory
Christy Till, SESE Associate Professor and Visiting Miller Professor in residence at UC Berkeley for Fall 2026
Congratulations to all of these outstanding scientists on this well-deserved recognition! 👏🎓

Meet the 2026 recipients: geosociety.co/awards-50-under-50

06/02/2026

Soon.

Later this year, our next space telescope will launch into orbit. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will capture both the big picture and the finer details of the cosmos—observing distant celestial bodies with a field of view at least 100 times wider than Hubble’s.

Get the details on Roman and its mission: https://go.nasa.gov/4x5yDID

Add Roman to your phone—download this free poster: https://go.nasa.gov/4v4CfJH