From tiny glass beads and a map of the Moon to Mercury, a new study…
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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.
An accidental Subaru Telescope image of a distant bare comet is giving astronomers a clearer…
JWST observations of dozens of young, Sun-like stars suggest that the forces stripping gas from…
Mars may have built a surprisingly complex crust through large magmatic systems without the plate…
Direct measurements of diamond melting under extreme pressure resolved a long-standing theory-experiment mismatch and could…
A meteorite found in Algeria has opened a rare window into nearly 2 billion years…
Researchers used New Horizons images to identify evidence that liquid nitrogen may have flowed from…
By studying how seismic waves move through frozen soil on Earth, a geophysicist helped develop…
Phobos’ hidden interior may hold the key to how Mars gained its strange inner moon.…
Perseverance has found shallow preserved organic carbon on Mars, raising new questions about ancient Martian…
Kelvin–Helmholtz waves may help the solar wind strip atmospheric particles from Mars. Mars is continually…
The Moon’s far side is overturning a long-held theory, revealing that the early Solar System’s…
A giant planet spent more than a decade concealed inside one of astronomy’s most closely…
Venus may be reshaping its surface at this very moment. New computer simulations suggest that…
This discovery marks a major milestone in the search for life on worlds beyond our…
Barnard’s Star hosts four hostile small planets whose unusual chemistry and orbital rhythm reveal how…
A shattered asteroid may have unleashed a long-lasting cosmic barrage that left scars across the…
Titan’s resources could one day make Saturn’s largest moon a major outpost for deep space…