Observations from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft show that Pluto is much colder than predicted, suggesting…
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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.
Using ESO’s unique planet-hunting HARPS instrument, a team of astronomers has discovered a temperate Earth-sized…
On November 14, 1971, Mariner 9, the first spacecraft to orbit the Red Planet took…
On November 9, 1967, the uncrewed Apollo 4 test flight made a great ellipse around…
This new image taken by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft shows Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in beautiful detail.…
Scientists at the Lomonosov Moscow State University reveal the resistance microorganisms have against gamma radiation…
A new study by European and U.S. researchers shows that heat from friction could power…
New X-ray observations show the auroras on Jupiter behave differently at each pole, making Jupiter…
As the Cassini Spacecraft hurtled toward its fatal encounter with Saturn, the spacecraft turned to…
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has discovered dust around the closest star to the…
Engineers and scientists at NASA have conceived and plan to build an ambitious submillimeter-wave or…
This newly released false-color image demonstrates how use of special filters available on the Curiosity…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC-UPAzrMzM Planetary missions including Galileo, Cassini and Juno, and a number of spacecraft that orbit…
NASA’s 2020 Mars Rover will have 23 cameras to create sweeping panoramas, reveal obstacles, study…
ESO’s Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) instrument at has found its first exoplanet, a hot…
Astronomers continue to study Cassini data on Saturn, providing us with images like this one…
Using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatories, astronomers reveal that Jupiter’s intense northern and…
Hubble has discovered a blistering hot planet outside our solar system where it “snows” titanium…