A new study on polygon-forming ridges on Mars examines the Medusae Fossae region straddling 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.
Engineers developed the model as part of its Space Weather Modeling Framework, which is the…
Using a spinning table and a massive garbage can, new experiments simulated Jupiter’s swirling winds…
This new image from HiRISE shows the layered bedrock in the volcanic plains of Lunae…
This High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) image reveals the changing dunes of Wirtz Crater…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft gets a closer look at one of Saturn’s icy moons (Tethys). Tethys,…
New SOFIA observations show the true composition of Ceres, revealing that it does not appear…
A new NASA video uses more than 100 images taken by the New Horizons Spacecraft…
This new Cassini image features one of Saturn’s small moons. The wavemaker moon, Daphnis, is…
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn in a way no Earth-based telescope ever could.…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover has examined slabs of rock cross-hatched with shallow ridges that likely…
A newly published study provides a list of habitable zone exoplanet candidates from the Kepler…
Using data from Juno’s JunoCam instrument, citizen scientist Roman Tkachenko created this image of a…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLTiv_XWHnOZpKPaDTVy36z0U8GxoiIkZa&v=msiLWxDayuA On January 14, 2005, ESA’s Huygens probe made its descent to the surface of…
By analyzing minerals brought back by the 1971 Apollo mission, a new study from UCLA…
This newly released Cassini image shows Herschel Crater on Saturn’s Moon Mimas, revealing an indication…
A team of researchers used a model similar to what meteorologists use to forecast weather…
The Herschel Telescope and the Dawn Spacecraft have observed the release of water vapor from…