Ashfall from ancient volcanic explosions is the likely source of a strange mineral deposit near…
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Planetary science is the interdisciplinary study of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other bodies in our solar system and beyond. It explores their composition, formation, atmospheres, geology, and potential for life—linking astronomy, geology, physics, and chemistry to understand planetary processes. Researchers use spacecraft missions, telescopes, and laboratory simulations to study worlds like Mars, Venus, and the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn, uncovering clues about Earth’s origins and the dynamics of planetary systems. From analyzing meteorites to exploring exoplanets, planetary science seeks to answer fundamental questions about the diversity, evolution, and habitability of worlds across the universe.
Computer simulations provide compelling evidence that an insulating layer of gas hydrates could keep a…
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter made the first definitive detection beyond our world of an…
Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed…
The Moon is shrinking as its interior cools, getting more than about 150 feet (50…
For the first time, NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has caught the Martian moon Phobos during…
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – NASA’s first mission to demonstrate a planetary defense…
Observers watching January’s total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash…
For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how the Earth’s moon formed. But…
This final traverse map for NASA’s Opportunity rover shows where the rover was located within…
Cerberus Fossae is a steep-sided set of troughs cutting volcanic plains to the east of…
On its final flyby of Saturn’s largest moon in 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft gathered radar…
The closest exoplanet to us, if we include only single stars like the Sun, is…
April 11 Editor’s Note: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine released the following statement on the Beresheet…
In the past three decades, almost 4,000 planet-like objects have been discovered orbiting isolated stars…
According to NASA, scientists are in agreement that there is no life on Mars. However,…
When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover landed in 2012, it brought along eclipse glasses. The solar…
Little is known about the inner structure of the Moon, but a major step forward…