A newly published study reveals an ancient asteroid impact that left a crater nearly 500…
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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 a spectral filter, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft views the lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan. The…
This newly released image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile shows planetary nebula Abell…
A newly released Curiosity image shows a bright spot on the surface of Mars, which…
New radar images from the Cassini orbiter show dark streaks carved into dunes on Saturn’s…
Newly published research from Yale University and Université de Lyon in France shows how and…
New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and Deep Space Network provide the first geophysical measurements…
A new study by NSIDC and NASA researchers reveals that length of the melt season…
New computer simulations show that the unusually hydrogen-rich apatite crystals observed in many lunar rock…
A new three-minute ScienceCast video previews the April 14th close approach of Mars, when Earth…
Scientists have developed a new method for analyzing the pressure experienced by tiny samples of…
Using ground-based observatories, scientists discovered a distant dwarf planet, dubbed 2012 VP113, located beyond the…
The senior astronomer at the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute believes that researchers will find…
In a newly published study, NASA’s Van Allen Probes reveal that a persistent pattern of…
A newly published study from the Carnegie Institute resolves a decades-old paradox between thermal history…
Researchers have imaged a glory on Venus – a rainbow-like light phenomenon observed on cloud…
New research from scientists at the University of East Anglia reveals four new man-made gases…
Using the ALMA telescope, researchers discovered an unexpected clump of carbon monoxide gas in the…