This newly released image shows the southernmost part of Pluto that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft…
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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.
This new image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows an ethereal, glowing spot on Saturn’s B…
Using data from NASA’s Juno probe, astronomers hope to gain a better understanding of Jupiter…
Scientists reveal that a newly discovered, roughly Earth-sized planet orbiting our nearest neighboring star might…
New research from Yale University suggests that simply being in the habitable zone isn’t sufficient…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that the Venus-like Exoplanet GJ 1132b…
New research from NASA suggests that Venus may have had a shallow liquid-water ocean and…
New research reveals that Ceres has a weak interior, and that water and other light…
This newly released image form the Cassini Spacecraft shows Saturn and Mimas. The shadow of…
A newly published study from NASA reveals that Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has a thin…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics examines the possibility that present-day life is…
Using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, astronomers show that gullies on modern Mars are…
Ceres’ lack of giant impact basins presents a puzzle to scientists. They expected to observe…
The Cassini Spacecraft gives us another interesting view of Saturn. Saturn’s A and F rings…
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s rings with Dione and Epimetheus off in the…
One year ago, NASA’s New Horizons mission made history by exploring Pluto and its moons…
Astronomers have used data from the Kepler Space Telescope to give the clearest understanding yet…
The first high-resolution images of Jupiter are still several weeks away, but NASA’s Juno Spacecraft…