planetary science

Why NASA’s Decision to Leave Mars Samples Behind Could Cost Us Valuable Scientific Insights

Why NASA’s Decision to Leave Mars Samples Behind Could Cost Us Valuable Scientific Insights

NASA’s ambitious Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, designed to bring Martian dust and rock samples to Earth, is likely facing ... Read more

How Flight Engineers Are Boosting NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to New Heights

How Flight Engineers Are Boosting NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to New Heights

NASA is gearing up for an exciting journey with its Dragonfly mission, set to launch in 2028. This unique rotorcraft ... Read more

Rare Cosmic Collision: Stunning Image Captures 2 Protoplanets Colliding and Creating a Massive Dust Cloud

Rare Cosmic Collision: Stunning Image Captures 2 Protoplanets Colliding and Creating a Massive Dust Cloud

In 2004, astronomers discovered something intriguing around Fomalhaut, a bright star known to many. Initially, they thought it might be ... Read more

Discover How Voyager 2 Captured Uranus on a Stormy Day in 1986: New Study Insights!

Discover How Voyager 2 Captured Uranus on a Stormy Day in 1986: New Study Insights!

When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, it collected the best data we had about the planet. But as ... Read more

Exploring the Surge and Uncertain Future of Planetary Thinking: Insights from Communications Earth & Environment

Exploring the Surge and Uncertain Future of Planetary Thinking: Insights from Communications Earth & Environment

For a long time, discussions about the planet focused mainly on national issues. Environmental concerns were often seen as problems ... Read more

Discover Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Experience Its Journey Through NASA’s Cutting-Edge Observations!

Discover Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Experience Its Journey Through NASA’s Cutting-Edge Observations!

NASA is in the middle of an exciting mission. It’s observing comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to enter ... Read more

Unveiling the Unexpected: Stunning Meteorite Debris Discovered on the Moon’s Mysterious Far Side

Unveiling the Unexpected: Stunning Meteorite Debris Discovered on the Moon’s Mysterious Far Side

Scientists in China recently made an exciting discovery while examining rock samples from the Moon’s far side. They found fragments ... Read more

Unveiling Earth’s Hidden Secrets: Scientists Discover a Lost Planet Beneath Our Feet!

Unveiling Earth’s Hidden Secrets: Scientists Discover a Lost Planet Beneath Our Feet!

If proto-Earth went through changes, can we still call it the same planet we know today? This question is similar ... Read more

How Earth’s Darkening Skies are Impacting Our Climate: The Hidden Consequences

How Earth’s Darkening Skies are Impacting Our Climate: The Hidden Consequences

For nearly two decades, satellites have been quietly observing how sunlight and heat travel through the Earth’s atmosphere. Recently, scientists ... Read more

Unveiling the Mystery: How Earth’s Winds are Causing the Moon to Rust

Unveiling the Mystery: How Earth’s Winds are Causing the Moon to Rust

Scientists have made an intriguing discovery: the Moon is rusting, and surprisingly, it’s because of Earth. Researchers found that particles ... Read more