NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft reveals it latest flyby images of Saturn’s moon Dione. The rugged landscape…
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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.
New research reveals that Titan’s atmosphere is even more Earth-like than previously thought and provides…
A team of astronomers have measured the mass and size of the smallest exoplanet yet,…
New research reveals that Titan’s surface dissolves in a similar process that creates sinkholes on…
Using a three-dimensional atmospheric circulation model to compare a water cycle on Mars under different…
Atmospheric scientists from MIT have developed a simple model that may predict cyclone activity on…
A newly published study details the discovery of methane in Martian meteorites, a possible clue…
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers propose that helium atmospheres may be found…
Using NASA’s Hubble Telescope, a team of researchers has detected a stratosphere on the planet…
New images taken on June 6, 2015, get a closer look at the mysterious bright…
Newly detected deposits of glass within impact craters on Mars could provide details into the…
This sixth video in a series celebrating Hubble’s 25th anniversary explains how Hubble has helped…
Based on observations of Ceres that were taken from NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft, a new animated…
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a 1-kilometer-wide impact crater in the…
New research provides important constraints on the sequence of events that led to the formation…
New computer simulation techniques suggest that crashing comets are responsible for the formation of lunar…
Astronomers believe glowing aurorae of blue, with red and green hues, would be visible to…
This new image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows finer details of the dwarf planet Ceres.…