Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have analyzed data from K2, the follow-up mission to NASA’s…
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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.
Sand dunes often accumulate in the floors of craters. In this region of Lyot Crater,…
A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two…
Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock, and gas skyward are the…
Each exoplanet revolves around a star, like the Earth around the Sun. This is why…
This image captures the intensity of the jets and vortices in Jupiter’s North North Temperate…
This HiRISE image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a new, dated (within about…
We’ve all heard about the search for life on other planets, but what about looking…
Over the past several years, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has transformed our understanding…
A new analysis of data from NASA’s Dawn mission suggests that organic matter may exist…
Two independent teams of astronomers have used ALMA to uncover convincing evidence that three young…
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 13, to discuss…
Electrically charged particles from the sun strike moons and planets with great force. The consequences…
Experiments conducted at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) helped to…
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is taking a giant leap focusing the agency’s exploration of…
Updated at 4:30 p.m. PDT on June 10, 2018 NASA engineers received a transmission from…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the…
Newly discovered dunes on Pluto tell us the dwarf planet’s geology and atmosphere is far…