Parker Solar Probe’s flyby revealed Venus’ ionosphere thins near solar minimum. During a brief swing…
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.
HI-SEAS missions prepare astronauts for moon and Mars exploration through lava tube research, suit testing,…
Parker Solar Probe Unveils Venus’ Dust Ring NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission has given scientists…
New research suggests that rocks in the Martian crust could produce the same kind of…
Meteorite isotopes reveal that giant planet migrations reshaped the early solar system, and scientists can…
Mars Had Dry and Wet Eras and Dried Up for Good 3 Billion Years Ago…
Hebrew University Researcher Introduces New Approach to Three-Body Problem, Predicts its Outcome Statistics. The “three-body…
The IVO mission would use Io’s volcanic fury to unlock secrets of tidal heating and…
Oxygen in the atmosphere may not be an entirely reliable ‘biosignature,’ but there are ways…
A new study shows Jupiter’s polar cap contains both open and closed magnetic field lines,…
To confirm life on other planets, we need to detect far more molecules in their…
HKU researchers have discovered that Mars likely experienced a Great Oxidation Event, based on remote…
Brown Dwarfs Push Rotational Limits Astronomers at Western University have discovered the most rapidly rotating…
Curiosity’s ChemCam has uncovered signs of ancient climate swings on Mars, offering crucial insight into…
Uranus and Neptune both have a completely skewed magnetic field, perhaps due to the planets’…
UVS images faint auroral rings that likely originate at edge of gas giant’s magnetosphere. The…
Astronomers have announced the first detection of X-rays from Uranus. Uranus, the seventh planet from…
An ancient crater lake in the southern highlands of Mars appears to have been fed…