In the last 40,000 years, there have been at least ten gigantic landslides of more…
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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.
By looking for a dip in the brightness as planets pass in front of their…
Over the holidays, NASA’s Curiosity rover returned new images of “Snake River” and is now…
Researchers discovered a new class of Martian meteorite in the Sahara Desert that contains 10…
By combining more than six-thousand observations from three different instruments and using new data modeling…
In a lab experiment, Yale researchers discovered that molten iron can deeply penetrate single crystals…
Cassini has spotted a river valley, which scientists believe is filled with liquid, on Saturn’s…
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to explore the Martian surface, approaching an area called “Yellowknife Bay,”…
Earth’s moon might have emerged from a long-vanished ring system, akin to the rings still…
One of the strangest moons in the Solar System is Saturn’s Iapetus, which features an…
Using radar data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, a new analysis of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan,…
While the surface of Mercury is hot enough in some places to melt lead, the…
Most orbiting satellites point down towards Earth, but the satellites of the Constellation Observing System…
A newly published study, which examines how energy is shared between the different species of…
Using the HATNet telescopes, CfA astronomers and colleagues discovered three new hot Jupiters and identified…
Scientists detail the dwarf planet Makemake in a new study, measuring its density for the…
Using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers discovered CFBDSIR2149, a large free-floating…
An international team of astronomers discovered a giant gap inside PDS 70’s protoplanetary disk, which…