A newly published study measures distances, luminosities, and temperatures of brown dwarfs, finding that they…
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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 four minute ScienceCast video details the upcoming NASA LADEE mission to explore lunar…
New Subaru Telescope observations of super-Earth GJ 1214 b show that the exoplanet is likely…
A newly published study details a massive storm that erupted on Saturn in late 2010,…
Astronomers from the University of British Columbia have identified a 60-kilometer-wide (37-mile-wide) asteroid that shares…
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown canyon hidden beneath two kilometers of ice in Greenland.…
Using new data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists from UC Santa Cruz discovered a negative…
NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully used autonomous navigation for the first time this week. Pasadena, California…
Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope to observe a disk around the young star RY Tau,…
A new technique developed by astronomers simplifies the measurement of a star’s surface gravity using…
Using the data from several telescopes, astronomers measured the mass and density of a large…
Scientists from MIT have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet, named Kepler 78b, that orbits its star…
Bound for Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft reached the halfway point on August 12, 2013 and…
The latest ScienceCast video explores the attraction astronomers have to class of exoplanets called “hot…
Mars Express has provided scientists with a radar view of the southern highlands of Mars,…
Astronomers in the SEEDS Project have discovered the least massive planet ever detected around a…
According to scientists at Stanford University, climate change is on pace to occur 10 times…
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a young stellar system that…