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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.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered powerful new evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater once hosted multiple…
MIT researchers have found rare remnants of the planet that existed before Earth’s catastrophic formation.…
Researchers are studying eccentric warm Jupiters, giant exoplanets that follow odd, elongated orbits unlike anything…
Scientists have found that on Titan, substances that should remain separate can actually combine under…
When NASA’s Artemis astronauts land near the moon’s south pole, they may be stepping into…
Mars may appear calm from afar, but scientists have discovered it’s alive with fast-moving winds…
A runaway “rogue planet” is gorging on space dust at a rate of six billion…
A strange cosmic object nicknamed “The Accident” has given scientists their first glimpse of a…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists uncovered bizarre atmospheric structures on Saturn, including drifting…
Finding Earth-like planets is nearly impossible because stars drown them out in brightness. Conventional telescope…
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny, hidden moon orbiting Uranus that even…
New research challenges the long-standing idea that Jupiter’s unusual core was formed by a colossal…
Astronomers have discovered a giant Saturn-sized planet orbiting TOI-6894, the tiniest known star to host…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has delivered one of its sharpest panoramas yet, revealing sweeping Martian vistas…
Thirteen years into its mission, Curiosity is smarter and more efficient than ever. New multitasking…
Astronomers have uncovered a dramatic space event where a baby star’s own actions came back…
Far from being an icy enigma, Uranus is now known to radiate some of its…