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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 Step in the Search for Life Elsewhere in the Galaxy The huge forces generated…
Simulations show Earth’s sustained habitability is rare and likely due to chance, with most planets…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning views of Venus during its close flyby of the…
Can super-Earth interior dynamics set the table for habitability? New research led by Carnegie’s Yingwei…
According to a new study from the University of Copenhagen, Earth, Venus, and Mars were…
Scientists have used advanced computer simulations to show how magnetic fields limit planet growth in…
Study shows super-Earths are not leftovers of mini-Neptunes, challenging our understanding of planetary formation. Mini-Neptunes…
Updated models predict that NASA’s Perseverance rover will encounter more ancient surfaces. A Southwest Research…
Young Star System Challenges Planet Formation Theories An international team of scientists has discovered planet…
Remnants of planets with Earth-like crusts have been discovered in the atmospheres of four nearby…
Gemini North Helps Define Remote Object’s Distance and Orbit With the help of the international…
Farfarout, now the most distant known object in the solar system, offers a rare look…
A new ExoMars discovery of hydrogen chloride gas and rising water vapor reveals that Martian…
A new study proposes that Martian landslides are caused by subsurface salt-ice interactions, forming slushy…
Saturn’s Moons, Led by Titan, Are Slowly Tilting the Planet Two scientists from CNRS and…
Researchers compared Martian mudstone from Gale Crater with Earth’s volcanic terrains, finding Iceland’s cold, wet…
Looking Around the Neighborhood Though they focus on the star at the center of our…