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 ...

Brian Jackson (Physics) interacts with imagery from NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at “Valinor Hills” (acquired by the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover on Feb. 21, 2024) in the Stein Luminary, for ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Our students become accomplished critical thinkers who have a unified view of solar and space sciences, planetary systems, stellar and galactic astronomy, and cosmology, and who apply this knowledge ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created a new space science laboratory to enhance our understanding of the origins 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 ...

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One recommended mission in the planetary science decadal survey would send a mission to Enceladus, an icy, potentially habitable moon of Saturn with a subsurface ocean and plumes. Credit: ...

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 ...