Join the movement to explore how and where life evolves in planetary systems
Our Research Focus
Co-Evolution of
Life and Planet
What physical conditions does life require to start and to flourish, and where are the settings to find such conditions?
Planets and Atmospheres
How does life begin and evolve through its interaction with atmospheric, surface, and subsurface nutrient pathways?
CPSH Calendar
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Latest Events
Monday, October 6, 2025 1:00pm – 2:00pm
From Titan to Disks: Laboratory Insights into the Physical Properties and Evolution of Planet-Forming Organics
Xinting Yu
Assistant Professor
University of Texas San Antonio
Monday, September 22, 2025 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Exploring the Geology of the Moon with Artemis III
Brett Denevi
Planetary Scientist
Johns Hopkins University APL
Monday, September 8, 2025 1:00pm – 2:00pm
An Overview of Small Satellites, Recent Missions, and the Texas Spacecraft Laboratory
Brandon Jones
Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
Latest Updates
- Huge Crater Under North Sea Was Created by Asteroid Impact, Scientist Say
An impact origin for Silverpit Crater has been contested over the last two decades, however, researchers from CPSH help to provide compelling evidence to test… - Volcanic Emissions of Reactive Sulfur Gases May Have Shaped Early Mars Climate, Making It More Hospitable To Life
In a study published in Science Advances, CPSH researchers used data from the composition of Martian meteorites and a NASA Curiosity Rover discovery to reveal… - Hot Science – Cool Talks: Life and Death by Impact with Sean Gulick
Join Hot Science – Cool Talks and explore the science behind one of the most dramatic events in Earth’s history, the asteroid impact that ended… - DeFord Lecture Series: Tim Goudge, The University of Texas at Austin
« Events September 4, 2025 at 3:30pm CT Location: Boyd Auditorium, JGB 2.324UT Austin, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences2305 SpeedwayAustin, Texas 78712-1205 Speaker: Tim…
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