New research describes the effect responsible for the development of a huge storm that erupts…
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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.
Using data from Venus Express, researchers show how the impact of a slow Interplanetary Coronal…
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft completed 1,000 orbits around the Red Planet…
Using satellite data, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have observed the shape of glaciers…
In a new study, astronomers used mathematical analysis and simulations to show that it is…
Using NASA data, researchers from Brown University created a geologic history of flowing water on…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered evidence of nitrates in scooped samples of windblown sand and…
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is set to discover thousands of exoplanets in orbit…
A new catalog of reflectance spectra for a diverse range of pigmented microorganisms may help…
A newly published study reveals that supernovae are capable of producing enough material to form…
Astronomers reveal that billions of the stars in the Milky Way will have one to…
New research being presented at the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference details the discovery…
Using data from NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility and the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network,…
Using data from the MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists reveal previously unrecognized geochemical terranes of Mercury. Two…
New research from astronomers at the University of Washington details how some habitable exoplanets could…
After a temporary delay, the Curiosity Mars rover used its robotic arm to sieve and…
By watching the rocking motion of the two aurorae, astronomers have determined that a large…
Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, two newly published studies reveal the first clear evidence…