Newly detected deposits of glass within impact craters on Mars could provide details into the…
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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 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.…
This newly released Cassini image shows the surface of Saturn’s moon Rhea. Gazing off toward…
New images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft show the closest view to date of the mysterious…
NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft collected low-altitude magnetic field measurements during its orbital decay, revealing that magnetism…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw-q3uM_5_0 Seventy days worth of solar system observations from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, taken during its…
A newly published NASA study reveals that the last remaining section of Antarctica’s Larsen B…
New research from NASA reveals that the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter’s…
The Large Binocular Telescope provides the first detailed observations of a lava lake on Jupiter’s…
A new sequence of images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows the mysterious bright spots…
A newly published study reveals that most of the eruptions from Saturn’s moon Enceladus might…
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program is funding cutting-edge work that is testing the viability…