A Caltech-led study suggests that two massive, iron-rich structures deep within Earth’s mantle are the…
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.
The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet…
Observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope…
University of Leicester astronomers confirm the existence of an infrared (IR) aurora on Uranus. The…
Mars’s liquid iron core is smaller and denser than previously thought. Not only is it…
Recent data challenges initial NASA InSight Mars Lander mission findings about Mars’ internal structure. Researchers…
Narrow Jet Stream Near Jupiter’s Equator Has Winds Traveling 320 Miles per Hour Jupiter has…
A global collaboration led by the University of Oxford has determined that the largest-ever seismic…
The Mars Express provides a detailed visualization of Noctis Labyrinthus, a vast valley system on…
Mercury’s exploration by the Mio spacecraft revealed localized chorus waves in its magnetosphere. International research…
A new study suggests impact-driven mixing of mantle materials could create current mantle composition. Southwest…
Two studies indicate that CO2 on Europa’s surface originated from within the moon’s internal ocean.…
These “Building blocks” of this Kuiper belt object may point to key details of streaming…
Outer reaches of solar system could harbor another planet—or evidence modifying laws of gravity. A…
The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater.…
Study reveals how magma oceans may affect the evolution of hot exoplanets. Lava worlds, massive…
Saturn’s rings may have formed from a collision between two icy moons millions of years…
The JPL-led international team used the island as a stand-in for Venus to test radar…