Engineers are investigating the feasibility of creating a windbot, a new class of robotic probe…
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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.
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has discovered a second mountain range near the southwestern margin of…
A newly published study from MIT and colleagues shows that ocean acidification may cause dramatic…
An updated portrait of Pluto and Charon from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft. The latest two…
This short NASA video uses the latest images from the New Horizons Spacecraft to provide…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has discovered a region of cold, dense ionized gas tens of…
The latest data from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft shows a close-up image of a craterless…
As data from New Horizons continues to come in, the latest spectra from the Ralph…
NASA prepares to reveal new images of Pluto taken by the New Horizons Spacecraft. NASA…
Newly published research from astronomers at Cornell University suggests that there may be a new…
As astrophysicists around the world watch to see what NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft will reveal…
This new animation from NASA combines various observations of Pluto over the course of several…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft shows a close-up image of an equatorial region near the base…
Using the ESO 3.6-meter telescope, an international team of astronomers has identified a planet just…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has completed its flyby of Pluto, collecting so much data it…
This short NASA video shows New Horizons’ view of Pluto during the final week of…
These new false color images from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveal that Pluto and Charon…
A team of researchers from MIT and UCLA have identified zebra-like stripes of plasma in…