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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.
Data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft using its Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument point…
This image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018, during winter at the…
In April 2018, NASA launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Its main goal is…
Last autumn, the world was excited by the discovery of an exoplanet called Ross 128…
New research from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft’s up-close Grand Finale orbits shows a surprisingly powerful and…
One of the most actively changing areas on Mars are the steep edges of the…
This animation demonstrates how deformation in the icy surface of Europa could transport subsurface ocean…
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft reached its lowest-ever and final orbit around dwarf planet Ceres on June…
New research shows that Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size…
This image of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on the outbound…
A new study provides new clues indicating that an exoplanet – that is, a planet…
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal complex organic molecules originating from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus,…
Look up above you. You might see a blue sky, clouds, the Moon, or stars.…
Sitting between Mars and Jupiter, the doughnut-shaped asteroid belt is packed full of rocky bodies…
In the last decade we have discovered thousands of planets outside our solar system and…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the most ambitious and complex space observatory ever built, will…
This image captures swirling cloud belts and tumultuous vortices within Jupiter’s northern hemisphere. NASA’s Juno…