Most orbiting satellites point down towards Earth, but the satellites of the Constellation Observing System…
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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 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…
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new Earth-like planet, known as HD 40307g,…
Instruments aboard Curiosity have analyzed samples of the atmosphere collected near the “Rocknest” site in…
Years before the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched in 2018, astronomers and engineers…
A newly published study from a team of scientists suggests and explains how asteroid belts…
Using its Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument, NASA’s Curiosity rover has completed initial experiments showing the…
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues its research on Mars. The latest images were taken by its…
A team of astronomers reanalyzed data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to further examine whether…
These images showcase the fine-scale structure of the atmosphere of Uranus, and contain vastly more…
One of the widest accepted models for the Moon’s formation states that a renegade, Mars-sized…
New data from NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility and the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea help…
Saturn’s odd mix of mid-sized satellites are among the strangest in the outer Solar System.…
Xenon, the second heaviest of the chemically inert noble gases, seems to have vanished from…