Using infrared cameras equipped with spectrographs at the Palomar Observatory in California, Project 1640 was…
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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 climate model adapted to the special conditions on Mars, researchers believe they can…
In a newly published study, scientists from Princeton University and the California Institute of Technology…
Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists from the University of Iowa have discovered how…
ESA’s Mars Express has captured new images of a region on Mars known as Sulci…
In a new study, scientists from the University of Exeter and the Ecole Normale Supérieure…
Two new transiting, close-in, giant extrasolar planets KOI-200b and KOI-889b, have been detected and characterized…
Taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, this NASA image of the day shows the spinning vortex…
Using NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, astronomers observed meteors colliding with Saturn’s rings. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has…
A new e-MERLIN image of Betelgeuse reveals two hot spots that appear on the sides…
Using the Herschel space observatory, researchers have solved the mystery as to the origin of…
In a new paper, astronomers explore the properties Kelper 62e and 62f, which are part…
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered several new habitable-zone planets in two new planetary systems, Kepler-69…
A new study examines the data from NASA’s Wind spacecraft, which traveled through the foreshock…
Based on Cassini data, scientists believe that Titan’s methane-based hydrocarbon features may be passing phenomena,…
In a new study, researchers assessed the amount of sulfate hydrates (compared with relatively pristine…
Researchers have detected an ice cloud taking shape over Titan’s south pole. This is a…
Using the W. M. Keck Observatory, researchers reveal the effects of charged water particles on…