By indirectly probing the depths of Uranus and Neptune's atmospheres, an international team of scientists has revealed a ...

Planetary science is the study of the celestial bodies that orbit stars, with a particular focus on our own solar system. This includes studying the formation and evolution of planets, the moons and ...

Pasadena, CA (March 7, 2025) — The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued the following statements in response to recent reports that the White House is ...

For most of human history, planetary systems were a sample size of one. Ours. Then people learned about Mercury, Venus, Mars, ...

In 2024, The Planetary Society championed the importance of space science and exploration through advocacy, outreach, science, and global collaboration. The following impact report highlights the key ...

The severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in the planetary science community is greater than in the general U.S. population, according to a study led by a University of Hawai'i at Mānoa ...

The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astrobiology and planetary science with the research ...

Three Rice faculty members from the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences have recently been honored with ...

Saturn's Hexagon - Why does the flowing atmosphere maintain a hexagonal shape? MVP ARCHIVE SCIENCE > Planetary Science: ...

Enhanced image of Jupiter by Kevin M. Gill (CC-BY) based on images provided courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS (Credit: NASA). New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet ...

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 ...

The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astrobiology and planetary science with the research ...