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An artist’s rendition of a hot disk surrounding Earth, with the Moon on its fringes.

Meeting Report 13 July 2017

Signs of Water in a Moon Rock

NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) Lunar Volatiles Workshop; Laurel, Maryland, 15–17 November 2016

Planetary Sciences

Laser-interrogated microfluidic chip, new planetary instrument technology to search for chemical indicators of life on other worlds.

Meeting Report 8 June 2017

Instrument Development Enables Planetary Exploration

Third International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions; Pasadena, California, 24–27 October 2016

Planetary Sciences

Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world.

Scientific Press Releases 26 May 2017

First Science Results from NASA’s Juno Mission

New findings challenge assumptions about Jupiter’s composition and magnetic fields.

Planetary Sciences

Editors' Vox 25 May 2017

Close Encounter with Jupiter

First results from the Juno mission shed new light on Jupiter’s atmosphere, gravity, magnetic field, aurora, history, and more.

Planetary Sciences

The trace left in the sky by the meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013.

Scientific Press Releases 20 April 2017

New Study Ranks Asteroid Effects from Least to Most Destructive

Violent winds, shock waves from impacts pose greatest threat to humans, study finds.

Planetary Sciences

News 13 April 2017

Hydrogen Molecules Hint at Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean

Scientists suggest that the hydrogen could be evidence of hydrothermal activity on the ocean floor of Saturn's sixth largest moon.

Planetary Sciences

News 30 March 2017

Iapetus's Ridge: The Result of Many Small Impacts?

A ridge around Saturn's third-largest moon has scientists scratching their heads.

Planetary Sciences

A view of Mars’s south polar ice cap, taken by Mars Express.

Meeting Report 20 March 2017

Mars Polar Intrigue Spurs Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Sixth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration; Reykjavík, Iceland; 5–9 September 2016

Planetary Sciences

A section of the rim of Ernutet crater, captured by NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft on 26 January.

News 16 February 2017

Scientists Spot Organic Molecules on Ceres

The presence of organic material on Ceres raises new questions about its internal evolution and potential for hosting past or present life.

Planetary Sciences

Ahuna Mons seen in a simulated perspective view.

Scientific Press Releases 3 February 2017

New Research Shows Ceres May Have Vanishing Ice Volcanoes

The findings could help scientists better decipher the history of how the dwarf planet formed.

Scientific Discipline Planetary Sciences: Comets and Small Bodies

Signs of Water in a Moon Rock

Instrument Development Enables Planetary Exploration

First Science Results from NASA’s Juno Mission

Close Encounter with Jupiter

New Study Ranks Asteroid Effects from Least to Most Destructive

Hydrogen Molecules Hint at Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean

Iapetus's Ridge: The Result of Many Small Impacts?

Mars Polar Intrigue Spurs Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Scientists Spot Organic Molecules on Ceres

New Research Shows Ceres May Have Vanishing Ice Volcanoes

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