In a newly published study, researchers from the University of Leeds detail how they solved…
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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.
New research presented at the European Planetary Science Congress at UCL examines whether life forms…
A new four-minute ScienceCast video explores the strange phenomena coming from the tops of thunderstorms…
New research presented to the European Planetary Science Congress at UCL aims to explore how…
Scientists have confirmed that the northwest Pacific is home to the largest single volcano yet…
A newly published study measures distances, luminosities, and temperatures of brown dwarfs, finding that they…
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…