Planetary science is the study of the celestial bodies that orbit stars, with a particular focus on our own solar system. This includes studying the formation and evolution of planets, the moons ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

How do rogue planetary-mass objects -- celestial bodies with masses between stars and planets -- form? An international team of astronomers has used advanced simulations to show that these enigmatic ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, Mercury will join the fun, with all seven of our planetary neighbors visible ...

In their paper published in The Planetary Science Journal, Antoine Schneeberger and Olivier Mousis describe how they used a variety of factors to simulate the early years of Jupiter and the ...

in the journal Science Advances. "It suggests that the evolution of complex life may be less about luck and more about the interplay between life and its environment, opening up exciting new ...