Researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Columbia University ...

For over four billion years, the Moon has been orbiting Earth — but where did it come from? The Moon has been a constant ...

Kirby Runyon, a Ph.D. alumnus from Johns Hopkins University in planetary geology, is a passionate advocate for making space exploration an immersive experience for all.

Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New findings from a ...

During a tumultuous period for our planet around 466 million years ago, Earth was pelted with meteorites and rocked by ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

NASA images reveal shallow ice beneath Mars’s surface, offering a promising water source for future astronauts and clues to ...

A new study led by APL planetary geologist Chloe Beddingfield points to medial grooves—trenches that cut through Ariel's massive canyons—as the likely conduits for this exchange.

While the scientific fields of planetary geology and archaeology don’t initially seem like a natural pairing, their unique methodological and technological overlap provides scientists with a better ...

“They landed in a staccato fashion, bang-bang-bang-bang-bang,” says planetary geologist David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, who reports the finding February 4 in ...

Richard Jakiel fell in love with outer space as a kid, and his enthusiasm never waned. Now 67, the Lithia Springs man, who has taught astronomy in Cobb County high schools and at universities, plans ...