Planetary scientists have analyzed the telescope’s Neptunian photos taken over the past several years and chronicled the growth of a new Great Dark Spot that became visible in 2018.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Mission scientists observed 11 separate particle ejection events in a 1-month period. They are still trying to figure out what could be causing the particle plumes.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Discoveries deep beneath Earth’s surface drive planetary exploration, and discoveries on other planets inform our understanding of the world beneath our feet.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Asteroid Bennu has been under close scrutiny since December. Here are six key results from the first few months of data from OSIRIS-REx.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Thermal modeling suggests that active magmatism in the past few hundred thousand years could account for the presence of a large lake previously hypothesized beneath the Red Planet’s southern ice cap.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Hydrated minerals on near-Earth asteroids offer both scientific revelations and economic incentives for companies looking to refuel satellites with material from nearby space.Read More »
