Using data from Gemini Observatory’s Planet-Finding Campaign, several new studies reveal the nature of gas-giant…
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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.
A team of astronomers have discovered two planets (Kepler-66b and Kepler-67b) that are about three-fourths…
In a newly published study, the Planetary Sciences Group of the University of the Basque…
By adding HARPS observations, along with data from several other telescopes, to previous data about…
Since their launch in 2008, the two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) satellites have been…
Data from meteorites and NASA’s Spirit rover has revealed new information about the chemical composition…
A newly published study helps explain the metamorphosis of the moon’s water ice, providing insight…
Using the Venus Monitoring Camera, scientists tracked the movements of distinct cloud features in the…
In two new studies, researchers confirm that the 70km asteroid Crantor and two smaller asteroids…
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered evidence that a planet is forming 7.5…
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has indicated that temperatures rise and fall twice a…
Using two telescopes at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, scientists have observed the atmosphere of super-Earth exoplanet…
By examining images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and performing experiments on sand dunes in…
A newly published study details the discovery of a high concentration of boron in a…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers observed a dust trap in a system…
Data from Cassini’s visual and infrared mapping spectrometer has allowed researchers to confirm that polycyclic…
Using data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, a newly published study suggests that migrating planets…
Using inexpensive ground-based telescopes, researchers discovered a hot Saturn-like exoplanet when its passed in front…