LPL Newsletter

January 1, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Life on Lava: How Microbes Colonize
New Habitats
 

While nature's resilience to natural disasters has long been recognized, not much is known about how organisms colonize brand-new habitats for the first time. A new study led by LPL scientists provides glimpses into a poorly understood process. 

A New Look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet 

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists, including LPL Assistant Professor Sukrit Ranjan.

HiRISE Camera Orbiting Mars Takes 100,000th Image

After nearly 20 years at the Red Planet, LPL's HiRISE camera has snapped its 100,000th image of the Martian surface. 
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