NASA’s Curiosity Rover has revealed a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of…
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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.
How artists use scientific data to visualize distant exoplanets and other astrophysical phenomena that you…
(Article translated to English) Astronomers from the University of Amsterdam have developed a model to…
New composite images captured by ESA’s Mars Express offer a window into the watery past…
Researchers used images from Cassini’s imaging cameras to create the first movie to show Saturn’s…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers compare two seemingly similar “hot Jupiter” exoplanets, finding that…
An international team of astronomers has discovered a planet like Jupiter zipping around its host…
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft captured this image of the Kerwan crater (the largest crater on Ceres)…
Using data from NASA’s Curiosity Rover, new research reveals that a long-lasting lake on ancient…
An international team of astronomers show that a giant gas planet – up to 50x…
New data from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft reveals evidence that the active south polar region of…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft captures a close-up view of the Keeler Gap. Before Cassini entered its…
The first science results from NASA’s Juno Mission are in and they portray Jupiter as…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft views the Saturnian solstice, which occurs about every 15 Earth years as…
Scientists reveal that planet-sized bodies can form a new, much larger structure called a synestia…
This newly released image from the Cassini Spacecraft shows the low angle of sunlight along…
Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has identified a regular pattern in…
First radio observations of the planetary-mass object OTS44 reveal a dusty protoplanetary disk that is…