The latest images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft show breathtaking views of Pluto’s majestic icy…
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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 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,…
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft provides new-up-close images of the bright spots on Ceres, revealing better-defined shapes…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has begun downlinking the data is has collected on its mission…
Engineers from NASA, MIT, and Stanford are developing “hedgehog” robots that are specifically designed to…
What Happened to the Early Mars’ Atmosphere? A newly published study looks to answer this…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft reveals a higher-than-expected temperature in one section of Saturn’s rings, providing a…
Soyuz TMA-18M successfully launched with its three crew members representing Russia, Denmark, and Kazakhstan.…
New research suggests that magnesium peroxide may be abundant in extremely oxidized mantles and cores…