Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has made the…
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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.
Scientists review the fundamental physical process behind space weather events that are linked to human…
A newly published study details the anthropogenic effects on the space environment, which started in…
A newly published study from the Smithsonian Institution and the Johns Hopkins University reveals that…
On April 29th NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft successfully observed Ceres at opposition, taking images from a…
This NASA image of the day shows Saturn’s shadow as seen by the Cassini Spacecraft.…
This Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows a well-preserved landslide scarp and rocky deposit off the…
Using observations from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, a team of astronomers reveals that…
In a newly published study, astronomers describe the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system as being…
This newly released image from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft shows feathery methane clouds drifting across Saturn’s…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter views the colorful impact ejecta from the collision that created Hargraves…
This NASA image of the day comes from the Cassini Spacecraft and shows Saturn’s hexagonal…
NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment captured this new image of seasonal flows on the…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft provides astronomers with a view of Jupiter’s cloud tops as it passed…
From February to April 2017, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover examined linear sand dunes to compare…
Using ESO/MPG telescope in Chile, a team of astronomers has detected an atmosphere around an…
As NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its first-ever dive through the gap between Saturn and its…
This newly released Cassini image gives astronomers a closer look at the north polar region…