Get excited about Uranus (and so much more). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The solar system is overflowing with fascinating ...

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 Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue has many wonderful things to offer to its students. The faculty-to-student ratio is very high, and all undergraduates are ...

This is the provocative question at the heart of an emerging astronomical debate, wherein the discovery of rogue planets-worlds free-floating in the galaxy-appears to challenge definitions of ...

Jennifer Heldmann stared at the computer screens on her desk, watching as a rocket’s upper stage slammed into a crater near the South Pole of the Moon. In the name of science, a 2.3-ton chunk of steel ...

1 computer optical disc in pocket. 'In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon's poles. Discoveries on the surface of ...

Earth as we know it offers majestic trees, meandering streams, and rolling hills. Yet below the Earth's surface, forces and elements like intense pressure and scalding magma simmer and stew—and make ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

From ancient fire-making and dinosaur footprints to planet parades and chimp medicine, 2025 science revealed wonder, surprise ...

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This poll is now closed. Results to come soon, stay tuned! In our September 2025 issue, astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field of planetary science has transformed ...