NASA’s Opportunity rover discovered puzzling spherical objects on Mars at a rock outcrop called Kirkwood.…
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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 data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have detected carbon-dioxide snow clouds on Mars…
A newly published study examines the “habitable zone” that scientists believe might play a role…
Newly published research from scientists at ASU suggests that the host star’s chemical makeup has…
NASA engineers are planning to run Curiosity’s arm through six to 10 consecutive days of…
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered multiple transiting planets orbiting two suns for the first time.…
Using the 100-millimeter telephoto lens and the 34-millimeter wide angle lens of the Mast Camera…
The results are coming in and they look good. Scientists confirmed that the ChemCam laser…
Using data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, scientists have verified 41 new transiting planets in…
Over the last few weeks NASA’s Curiosity rover has been recording weather measurements and soil…
The HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this color-enhanced image of the Curiosity…
Composed from several images taken by the 34-millimeter Mast Camera on Curiosity, this new image…
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to take images of Mars surface and Gale Crater. These latest…
Planetary scientists discovered unexpected and enormous ice avalanches on Saturn’s moon Iapetus, half of which…
In an effort to better understand what astronomers should see when they look at the…
Data from a newly published study provides visual evidence that atmospheric particles separate into distinct…
While examining detailed images of Martian impact craters from the HiRISE camera, Western University scientists…
A newly published study from scientists at MIT describes their discovery of a bacterial gene…