Newly discovered dunes on Pluto tell us the dwarf planet’s geology and atmosphere is far…
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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.
NASA has approved an update to Juno’s science operations until July 2021. This provides for…
What happens when the solar wind suddenly starts to blow significantly harder? According to two…
The most visually striking feature on Saturn’s icy moon Tethys is Odysseus crater. An enormous…
Ever since NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter in March, 1979, scientists have wondered…
Dunes are known to form on Earth, Mars, Venus, Titan, and Comet 67P – and…
See a jet stream speeding through Jupiter’s atmosphere in this new view taken by NASA’s…
Off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island and more than 3,000 feet (900 meters) beneath…
An international team of scientists has created a tiny chemistry lab for a rover that…
Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars could hold vital clues that show life…
As NASA shifts human exploration back to the Moon, U.S. commercial partnerships will be a…
This extraordinary view of Jupiter was captured by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft on the outbound leg…
NASA’s next planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is one step closer to…
NASA’s Curiosity rover could soon be drilling rocks on Mars again. Engineers have been working…
One of the candidates previously found by the Kourovka Planet Search (KPS) project turned out…
Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of…
Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter’s moon Europa in 1610. More than four centuries later, astronomers are…
NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will…