The Zhurong rover, part of China’s Tianwen-1 mission, has captured stunning images and data from…
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 Juno Waves instrument “listened” to the radio emissions from Jupiter’s immense magnetic field to…
Panelists will discuss the rover’s recently started science campaign and groundwork for its next major…
The Juno probe flew closer to Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, than any other spacecraft in…
A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered. Planetary…
Trapped ions discovered at midlatitudes can have energies exceeding 100 megaelectron volts per nucleon. Their…
Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science…
Venus’ phosphine likely signals volcanic eruptions—not alien life. Traces of the gas phosphine point to…
A Celestial Game of Pinball Predicted Astronomers from University of Warwick and University of Exeter…
Stunning new images of Jupiter from Gemini North and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcase…
A research team co-led by UCL (University College London) has solved a decades-old mystery as…
A study published in Nature Astronomy concludes that known geochemical processes can’t explain the levels…
Kepler data revealed evidence of four Earth-mass rogue planets drifting without stars. Tantalizing evidence has…
The moons of planets that have no parent star can possess an atmosphere and retain…
Proximity to the sun’s magnetic field determines a planet’s interior composition, according to new research…
A Perseverance rover scientist’s favorite shot from the young Mars mission provides a new angle…
The surface of Venus is cracked and moves like ice floating on the ocean –…
New Evidence of Tectonic Activity on Venus A new analysis of Venus’ surface shows evidence…