This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows dark streaks on the walls 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.
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn and its moon Titan. Titan and Saturn have…
New research using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals the strongest evidence yet that liquid water…
New Horizons gives astronomers a better view of the rich color variations of Pluto. NASA’s…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft continues to deliver data to astronomers, revealing new images and much…
New research from the National Institutes of Natural Sciences shows that a previously unconsidered photochemical…
This newly released Cassini image shows Prometheus and Pandora hidden in Saturn’s rings. Prometheus (53…
The latest images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft show breathtaking views of Pluto’s majestic icy…
A new study from MIT reveals that the Siberian Traps erupted at the right time,…
NASA’s Cassini Mission reveals a global ocean beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of Earth and the moon as they crossed the…
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, astronomers mapped the gravity field in…
This newly released Cassini image shows that the night sides of Saturn and Tethys are…
A newly released image from NASA’s Curiosity Rover shows petrified sand dunes on the surface…
Newly downlinked images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal a bewildering variety of surface features…
Using data from the MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists reveal new insights about Mercury. The first measurements…
A newly published study examines the mystery of Io’s “misplaced” volcanoes, revealing that it has…
New research reveals that Jupiter-like planets quickly move to orbits close around their baby stars,…