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Planetary Research BlogSep 23, 2026
ESA, the European Suboptimal Agency
It seems like a fair idea: an European organisation to explore space subsidised with tax money from its members states. In return for their investment the industries from each state are to receive a level of contracts proportional to the investment of each state in relation to the total budget of the programme run by...
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Planetary Research BlogSep 10, 2026
Renggli et al. (2026) improved Christiansen Feature – Silicon Dioxide Concentration Model, from their letter in Planetary Research journal
Right after seeing that the Planetary Research journal began publishing its first papers, I checked the articles and letters, and especially the letter by Christian Renggli and others titled “The SiO2 abundance on the surfaces of the Moon and Mercury” piqued my interest immediately. Only some of the intriguing parts of the letter for me:...
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Planetary Research BlogSep 3, 2026
An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025
Detailed budget information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, Presidential Budget Requests and other sources within the government reveals that NASA has systematically failed to implement decades of recommendations by the National Academies as well as directives by Congress to grow the funding of planetary research and analysis programs (R&A) and meet specific funding...
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Planetary Research Blog
Planetary Research BlogAug 24, 2026
A reviewer expertise database for academic journals
If you were to ask authors what they don't like about the peer review process, a common complaint would be the time it takes to get a decision from the journal. If it only takes a day or so for someone to read a manuscript and give feedback, then why does it sometimes take months...
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Planetary Research BlogJul 20, 2026
Making scientific knowledge free for all
Scientific research publishing is a particularly lucrative industry. The most recent estimates suggest that it generates around 19 billion US dollars (or 16.67 billion euros) in annual turnover, with margins of around 40 per cent. These staggering figures largely reflect the fact that the “Big Five” commercial publishers, such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Taylor...
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