New data from NASA’s Cassini mission reveal that the color of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot…
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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.
During a recent flyby, the Cassini spacecraft observed new, bright features in the seas that…
Data from several spacecraft have revealed that debris from Comet Siding Spring added a temporary…
While testing the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array’s new high-resolution capabilities, astronomers captured the best image…
A sample of powdered rock extracted by the Curiosity rover’s drill from the “Confidence Hills”…
The 10-month, 442-million-mile trip is complete and the MAVEN spacecraft is set to continue the…
Taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, this near-infrared, color mosaic shows the sun glinting off of…
Yale astronomers and the Planet Hunter program have discovered a low-mass, low-density planet that has…
Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, astronomers have identified an unexpected high-altitude methane ice cloud…
Researchers investigating the chemical make-up of Titan’s atmosphere have discovered large patches of trace gases…
New data from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft reveal that Saturn’s moon Mimas may have a liquid…
A new four minute ScienceCast video explores the shrinking coverage of Arctic sea ice and…
NASA’s MAVEN mission has provided scientists with their first look at the upper atmosphere of…
Earth’s magnetic field is decreasing 10 times faster than normal, leading some geophysicists to predict…
A new independent assessment of the Mars One Mission from MIT engineers reveals that the…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics studied the debris disc around τ Ceti, revealing…
New data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals evidence of basaltic volcanism on the Moon…
NASA is preparing its science fleet for comet Sliding Spring’s close encounter with Mars, which…