NASA’s Juno Spacecraft captured this color-enhanced image of Jupiter and two of its largest moons…
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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.
New research supported by NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute shows that an atmosphere…
NASA’s Mars Odyssey has gained its first look at the Martian moon Phobos, pursuing a…
This newly released image of Saturn was taken by the Cassini Spacecraft several months before…
An unexpectedly strong blast from the Sun hit Mars last month, sparking a global aurora…
New research sheds light on how certain types of comets influence the lopsided bombardment of…
New research on older data from NASA’s Mars Orbiter reveals evidence of significant hydration near…
Ten years ago, NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft set sail for the two most massive bodies in…
New research untangles many of the processes involved in shaping Earth, revealing that the mini-planets…
New research reveals that the strange formations on Pluto’s surface are made almost entirely of…
This Cassini Spacecraft image shows the brightly lit limb of a crescent Enceladus looking ethereal…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft captured this striking image of Jupiter as it performed its eighth flyby…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft continues its farewell tour as it views Saturn’s yin-and-yang moon, Iapetus for…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year…
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a team of astronomers has detected titanium oxide in an…
Using the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, astronomers have discovered the first unambiguous signs of…
Researchers from NASA have discovered evidence that Mars’ crust is not as dense as previously…
Twice the size of any planet found in our solar system, WASP-12b has the unique…