Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers…
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 ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its second gravity assist of planet Mercury, capturing new…
The Mars rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet.…
Zircons (and the Secrets They Hold) Are Forever Scientists have long known that plate tectonics,…
Study led by University of Chicago scientist deepens the mystery about the climate of early…
Research combined spacecraft data with new lab experiments and models of Pluto’s largest moon. Southwest…
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is gearing up for its second close flyby of Mercury on…
Astronomers discover a new way of determining the relative age of exoplanets and prove there…
New research finds that Jupiter’s gaseous envelope doesn’t have a homogeneous distribution and its metallicity…
Set for launch in 2029, the DAVINCI mission will be the most advanced Venus probe…
How much do you know about the planet Venus? Venus resembles the planet Earth so…
Observations from Gemini Observatory and other telescopes reveal that excess haze on Uranus makes it…
Machine learning algorithm points to problems in mathematical theory for interpreting microlenses. Artificial intelligence (AI)…
Scientists have discovered that the dark slope streaks observed on Mars, previously thought to be…
Astronomers will train Webb’s high-precision spectrographs on two intriguing rocky exoplanets. Imagine if Earth were…
Scientists received new information about the conditions on the planet closest to the Sun. An…
Door-Shaped Fracture Spotted by Curiosity at ‘East Cliffs’ NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast…
Scientists have learned how discrete aurora is formed on Mars. In a new study, the…