For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking ...

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), one of the co-chairs of the Planetary Science Caucus, speaks at a March 5 event about the relaunched caucus. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — As NASA’s planetary ...

The decades since scientists confirmed the first planet around another star have been rich in discovery, but it’s rare to see a new solar system as it forms Scientists have found the oldest direct ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

This study is based on work supported by Contract No. NNH17CB02B/NNH17CB01T with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Grant No. 2040016 with the National Science Foundation. Any ...

You're a long-necked Titanosaur grazing the plains and chomping away on tree leaves about 100 million years ago in the Early ...

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 ...

The head of NASA’s planetary science division said the decision in November to delay the launch of VERITAS by three years was the “least of the bad answers” to address problems with the Psyche mission ...

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 ...

The Planetary Science Caucus is back from the dead, and the revival of the group couldn’t come at a more critical time for scientific pursuits in the cosmos that often find themselves in the budgetary ...

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 ...