HiRISE continues to provide astronomers with interesting and revealing images of the Martian surface. 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.
Although only a sliver of Saturn’s sunlit face is visible in this new Cassini image,…
Astronomers have detected the presence of two planets in formation around the young star HD…
This Hubble image of the week is a composite image of Uranus by Voyager 2…
Astronomers have begun a program to model the stellar winds and magnetic field for active…
New results from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft reveal that solar wind and radiation are responsible for…
At 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 4 NASA will hold a news conference at the…
Using Kepler data, Yale astronomers have discovered a Neptune-sized exoplanet – Kepler-150 f. Yale astronomers…
This new HiRISE image shows a group of dunes on the surface of Mars. The…
New research suggests that HD 106906b formed outside the debris disk, where it’s visible today,…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft is set to make its fifth flyby over Jupiter’s mysterious cloud tops…
This newly released image from HiRISE shows sand dunes in the Southern hemisphere of Mars.…
This newly released HiRISE image shows gullies on the surface of Mars. This is an…
Scientists examine the axial tilt of Ceres, finding a correlation between craters that stay in…
This new HiRISE Image shows the hills of Juventae Chasma on Mars. There are many…
This newly released Cassini image gives us a closer look at Saturn’s A ring. NASA’s…
A new study from NASA reveals that the giant Martian shield volcano Arsia Mons produced…
This newly released image from NASA’s high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) shows layered deposits…