As human endeavour has reached out into space, the earth sciences have expanded to
include other planetary bodies.
Not exact matches
The scope of COSPAR comprises space studies of the Earth's surface, meteorology and climate; space studies of the Earth - Moon system and
other bodies of the solar system,
including the search for evidence of life in the solar system; study of
planetary atmospheres
including those of the ever - expanding inventory of exoplanets; space plasmas in the solar system; research in astrophysics from space; life sciences as related to space; materials sciences in space; and fundamental physics in space.
Research areas
included the structure of Earth, Moon, and
other planetary bodies; the atmospheres of Earth and the
other planets; the origin and evolution of the solar system; the properties of interplanetary plasma; Sun - Earth relations; and the structure and evolution of stars.