NASA has selected Relativity Space to fly a dedicated planetary-science mission to Mars, the first time a privately developed ...
A meteorite found in the Sahara is forcing scientists to rethink what kinds of worlds once circled the young sun. The rock, ...
A rare meteorite has revealed evidence of a massive lost world that once orbited the young Sun before being destroyed in a catastrophic collision. The discovery suggests some early planets formed from ...
At The Nature Conservancy (TNC), community and collaboration is at the heart of our efforts to protect the planet. With nearly 6,000 people working in every US state and 80 more countries to address ...
An out-of-this-world weather report from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals how clouds move across a giant planet hundreds of light-years from Earth Hints of high-pressure chemistry within a ...
The Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO) and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) are pleased to announce that the ALPO's 2026 annual Conference will be held virtually on ...
Four-and-a-half billion years ago, a massive world—possibly as big as the moon or even Mars—orbited our sun before crashing into another celestial body and shattering into rubble. Now, in a paper ...
A strange “forbidden” planet spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope is turning planetary science on its head. TOI-5205 b, a Jupiter-sized world orbiting a small, cool star, has an atmosphere ...
Planetary engineering becomes the focus of this science explainer, showing how future technology could help manage Earth’s ...
Jupiter’s colossal storms generate lightning flashes at least 100 times more powerful than those on Earth, according to scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The findings were ...
Mercury, Venus and Jupiter align in a mini planetary parade visible on June 12, low in the western sky after sunset.
Our team’s research is driven by a single scientific question: “How can we best assess whether an exoplanet supports life?” To answer this, the massively interdisciplinary VPL Team develops and ...