Planetary scientists are starting to get stirred up by Starship’s potential "It could provide a revolutionary new way of exploring these worlds." ...

The U.S. planetary science community is sounding the alarm about plans to discard a nuclear technology that has powered dozens of NASA missions over the past 50 years ...

A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological ...

REx, NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

While initial studies and reports indicated that glaciers on Mars were composed mainly of rock and dust, recent planetary ...

Asteroids have long been described as the leftover pieces from the solar system’s early construction. They are like the ...

The new decadal survey shall broadly canvas the field of space- and ground-based planetary science to determine the current state of knowledge and to identify the most important scientific questions ...

A study outlining priorities in planetary science for the next decade backs Mars sample return and missions to the planet Uranus and an icy moon of Saturn.

Uniquely combining astrophysics and planetary science, the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences provides students with a unified view of space sciences; the solar system and comparative ...

The new decadal survey shall broadly canvas the field of space- and ground-based planetary science to determine the current state of knowledge and to identify the most important scientific questions ...