ExoMars has captured a vivid image of a Martian crater filled with ice, dark volcanic…
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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.
New modeling suggests fast collisions could explain why Earth is habitable while Venus is not.…
Researchers have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding a planet outside of…
The More Than 70 Sunless Worlds Are Each Roughly the Mass of Jupiter Using observations…
International research team investigated the isotopic composition of rocky planets in the inner Solar System.…
By analyzing isotopes of potassium and rubidium in carbonaceous chondrites, researchers discovered that shockwaves in…
A team of astronomers discovered over 70 rogue planets using ESO and Gaia data, the…
A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed…
ExoMars has spotted a vast water-rich region beneath Mars’ Valles Marineris, potentially a near-surface ice…
Simulations reveal “stellar ashfall,” where dust ejected by gas outflows falls back to enrich outer…
Astronomers have discovered GJ 367 b, a tiny, rocky exoplanet just 31 light-years away that…
Report led by MIT scientists details a suite of privately-funded missions to hunt for life…
Astronomers discovered a giant planet around the massive, hot b Centauri system, proving such stars…
A new study outlines how astronomers can identify “eggshell planets” — rocky worlds with ultra-thin…
An international team of researchers has discovered a new planet, GJ 367 b, whose surface…
Team Studied Thermal Inertia To Understand How Rock Layers Were Formed As part of a…
The boiling new world, which zips around its star at ultraclose range, is among the…
Strange ‘eggshell planets’ are among the rich variety of exoplanets possible, according to a study…