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Solar Systems Science at LPL
Welcome to the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
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Academic Programs at LPL
Interdisciplinary coursework, access to world-class instruments and laboratories, and diverse research opportunities.
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Research Focus Areas
Pursuing interdisciplinary research spanning the breadth and depth of planetary science.
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Spacecraft Missions and Instrumentation
Exploring the Universe as investigators on spacecraft mission and instrumentation teams.
LPL in the Spotlight
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LPL Evening Lecture Series 2024: Return to the Moon
Join us this fall for three lectures highlighting current research and instrumentation at LPL that will support future lunar exploration and the Artemis III mission.![Artist’s impression of a young star surrounded by a rotating disk of gas and dust.](/https/www.lpl.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/spotlight/story/JWST_young_star_06062024.jpg.webp?itok=esiQ4fzF)
Webb Telescope Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star
An international team of astronomers, including University of Arizona scientists, has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star.![OSIRIS-APEX approaches asteroid Apophis](/https/www.lpl.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/spotlight/story/apex_new_journey_01082024.jpg.webp?itok=Pa8aapqf)
UArizona-led Asteroid Sampling Mission's New Journey: OSIRIS-APEX
Under the leadership of the University of Arizona's Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina, the former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid's 2029 flyby of Earth.Image
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Public Education and Outreach
Faculty, staff, and students engage with diverse communities.
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