New images from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveal the complex atmospheric haze layers of Pluto.…
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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.
A new method to detect hydrated materials reveals evidence of volatiles in the lunar proton…
New research reveals that a distant planet known as Kepler-62f could be habitable. The planet,…
A newly released image of Saturn’s moons Janus and Mimas from the Cassini Spacecraft. Saturn’s…
New research from NASA indicates that giant tsunamis played a fundamental role in forming Martian…
This new close-up image of Pluto’s surface is the most detailed image revealed to date…
Astronomers at the University of Rochester have developed a new model that could offer a…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers captured this striking image of Mars, when the planet…
New research from NASA reveals that Europa’s ocean may contain the necessary balance of chemical…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft views Saturn’s Rings and its neighboring moon Prometheus. Most planetary rings appear…
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of…
Using data from NASA’s MESSENGER mission, astronomers created the first global digital elevation model (DEM)…
Cassini gets a closer look at Saturn’s little moon Epimetheus. Life is hard for a…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveals a distinct water-ice signature on the surface of Pluto’s outermost…
Astronomers have discovered three planets with sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and…
New evidence from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests that volcanoes erupted beneath an ice sheet…
New research examines Planet Nine and the mystery behind its existence. Earlier this year scientists…
This newly released image of Saturn and Enceladus was taken by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft last…