NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared images and a spectrum of Mars, providing insights…
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.
A new technique has been developed by astronomers to identify small planets hidden in protoplanetary…
New Analysis Finds Evidence for Many Exoplanets Made of Water and Rock Around Small Stars…
Jupiter’s Orbit Shape Plays Key Role on Earth That Has Been Overlooked Of all known…
Juno’s flyby of Jupiter captured striking vortices, and NASA’s citizen science project invites volunteers to…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft observed the complex colors and structure of Jupiter’s clouds on July 5,…
New Webb images of Jupiter showcase auroras, rings, and storms, with help from citizen scientist…
A study from the University of Texas suggests that underwater snow on Europa could make…
ALMA Makes First-Ever Detection of Gas in a Circumplanetary Disk Astronomers using the Atacama Large…
ESA’s EnVision mission will use aerobraking to navigate Venus’ atmosphere, with extensive material testing underway…
The Martian meteorite Black Beauty provides clues about Mars’ and Earth’s early evolution, offering insight…
New paleomagnetic research suggests Earth’s solid inner core formed 550 million years ago and restored…
ESA’s Mars Express’s latest image release takes us over two ruptures in the Martian crust…
China is Considering a Nuclear-Powered Mission to Neptune Some bold and cutting-edge space missions are…
Webb’s Gigantic Mirror and Precision Instrumentation Join Forces To Capture the Most Detailed Spectrum of…
Exoplanets around pulsars are rare, with fewer than 0.5% of pulsars hosting planets, according to…
Jovian Vortex Hunter, a new NASA citizen science project, seeks your help spotting vortices –…
The rainbow-colored map, to be released in batches over six months, covers the vast majority…