Researchers leveraging the Tianwen-1 mission’s data have developed a high-resolution global color-image map of Mars,…
Browsing: Planets
Planets are celestial bodies that orbit stars, formed from the gas and dust of young solar systems. They come in a wide variety—from rocky worlds like Earth and Mars to gas giants like Jupiter and ice giants like Neptune. Studying planets helps scientists understand how solar systems form and evolve, including the conditions that might support life. This field includes both planets in our own solar system and exoplanets, planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun, discovered by powerful telescopes and space missions. This page features the latest research and discoveries about planets, their atmospheres, surfaces, and potential habitability.
After 3½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will…
University of Chicago and Northwestern researchers have developed a new method to warm Mars by…
Geophysicists using seismic data from NASA’s Insight lander have discovered a significant underground water reservoir…
Recent findings from the Mars InSight mission indicate that Mars may have liquid water within…
Mars, though currently a frigid, dry landscape, harbors compelling signs of its wetter past and…
Red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares with far-ultraviolet radiation levels far exceeding previous expectations,…
Researchers have developed a new model for planet formation that shows how disturbances in protoplanetary…
Two samples from Mars together deliver the “smoking gun” in a new study showing the…
The Volkswagen Foundation is funding a new tenure track professorship in Earth and Planetary Geodynamics…
Graduate student Alex Nguyen calculated the depth and density of the solar system’s most mysterious…
Researchers using the JWST have captured a new image of Eps Ind Ab, a super-Jupiter…
Among several recent findings, the rover has found rocks made of pure sulfur — a…
Juno’s recent flyby captured transformative images of Jupiter’s storms and cloud patterns. During its 61st…
A new proposal seeks to change the scientific definition of a planet, which currently requires…
A study has shown that water-rich planetesimals formed in the cold outer reaches of the…
Combining images from orbit with images from the surface, a JPL-developed tool allows researchers to…
A new study finds critical clues lurking in the Red Planet’s soil. Recent research comparing…