Using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, several new studies examine recurring slope lineae on…
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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 new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an impact crater about 100 feet…
New research shows that interplanetary dust particles from comets, asteroids, and leftover debris from the…
New findings from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reveal that Mars had an ancient wet…
Data from Kepler has revealed a new Neptune-size exoplanet that is located in orbit around…
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, researchers have definitively detected water vapor on the dwarf planet…
This before and after view from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rock…
A newly published study looks at the formation of Pluto and its low-mass satellites, finding…
Using ALMA, astronomers observed a young star named HD142527 and discovered the first firm evidence…
A new ScienceCast video details what NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft might find when it reaches…
Using the HARPS planet-finding instrument on ESO’s 3.6-meter telescope, astronomers have discovered three exoplanets orbiting…
The European Space Agency has released a new five-minute fly-through movie of the ancient flood…
A newly published study reveals that the odds of Super-Earth exoplanets having an Earth-like climate…
While searching Kepler data for exomoons, astronomers discovered the first Earth-mass planet that crosses in…
Researchers announced that ground-based follow-up observations of Kepler’s exoplanet systems have resulted in the discovery…
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers from the University of Chicago have detected…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured the first images of the Chinese Chang’e 3 lander…
New data from NASA’s AIM spacecraft show a vast bank of noctilucent clouds blanketing Antarctica.…