It was already known that there must have been water on Mars, but now the…
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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.
Mercury is a desert world which scientists until recently considered quite uninteresting. NASA’s Mariner and…
Images from the Akatsuki spacecraft unveil what keeps Venus’s atmosphere rotating much faster than the…
New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars’ Jezero crater — the destination of NASA’…
By tracking the thick clouds of Venus’ rapidly rotating atmosphere, researchers have gained new insight…
What was thought to be an exoplanet in a nearby star system likely never existed…
Uranus’ strange axis of rotation and the unusual properties of its moons and ring system…
New mapping of the giant planet’s upper atmosphere reveals likely reason why it’s so hot.…
For the first time ever, astronomers have detected a 1.3 km (o.8 mi) radius body…
University of Arizona researchers probed Martian meteorites to reconstruct Mars’ chaotic history. Their findings suggest…
The ice giant Uranus appears to be losing a bit of its atmosphere to space,…
Model developed by Brazilian researchers shows chaotic phase that placed objects in current orbits beginning…
It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures…
This updated catalog of trans-Neptunian objects and the methods used to find them could aid…
At only 1% the age of the sun, the DS Tuc binary system shows us…
Simulations of early impacts produce a mixed Mars mantle and hint at longer timescale for…
A batch of new papers summarizes the lander’s findings above and below the surface of…
By measuring iron isotopes, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that our planet…