This new image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows finer details of the dwarf planet Ceres.…
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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 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…
Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals transient liquid water and water activity at Gale Crater…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has detected surface features on Pluto, revealing bright and dark regions…
These new images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft show one complete rotation of Pluto and…
Using a telescope that robotically searches for planets on clear nights, astronomers have discovered three…
Since entering Mercury orbit on March 17, 2011, NASA’s MESSENGER Spacecraft has provided astronomers with…
NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, or “NExSS,” coalition brings experts from a variety of…
Using data from New Horizons Jupiter flyby, astronomers have discovered evidence of a type of…