Scientists have learned how discrete aurora is formed on Mars. In a new study, 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.
A new research study using data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian…
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has investigated a meteorite from Mars…
Estimated to be magnitude 5, the quake is the strongest ever detected on another planet.…
What Is Jupiter? Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. It is a gas…
What Is an Exoplanet? An exoplanet is a planet that is located outside our Solar…
Planetary Scientists Examined Jupiter’s Atmospheric Circulation Using SOFIA Planetary scientists utilized the Stratospheric Observatory for…
Researchers mapped Mars’ ridges using NASA data and citizen scientists. The ridges might hold fossilized…
What Is a Dwarf Planet? A dwarf planet is a celestial body that is in…
The Instability at the Beginning of the Solar System A new explanation for why our…
Among the missions selected for extension are InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, and Curiosity,…
Venus’ thick atmosphere prevents tidal locking and influences the planet’s slow rotation, contributing to extreme…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this magnificent view of Jupiter during the mission’s 40th close pass…
NASA’s InSight lander detected two major marsquakes, providing key insights into Mars’ interior and the…
Using ground-based telescopes, including the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), an international…
The journey of commissioning the Webb telescope continues this week with the successful cooling of…
Neptune Is Cooler Than We Thought New research led by space scientists at the University…
New research shows how the impact that created the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken basin is linked…