EPSS students pose in front of Mount Hood.
EPSS students hiking across a columnar jointed basalt mountain.
A child is entranced by a Tesla Ball at an EPSS booth at EYU 2022.
Depiction of the Solar System.
EPSS students gather around a hill overlooking a lake in Washington.
AR Sandbox spelling out UCLA in topography.
EPSS students doing labwork.

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Welcome to the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at UCLA. Our mission is to understand and protect our home in the universe through discovery, education, and outreach. To further this mission we strive to foster an inclusive culture of respect, collaboration, and openness to new ideas and methodologies.

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Postdocoral Scholar Zesen Huang is Recipient of 2024 IAU PhD Prize

Dr. Zesen Huang was awarded by Division E Sun and Heliosphere for his outstanding thesis.

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David Jewitt Studies on Halley Type Comets (HTCs) Published in Astronomical Journal

Click to read David Jewitt's statement on his and his colleague's paper.

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To our 2025 Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Scholars!

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