New findings about where Earth got its water could give scientists important insights about the development of other planets and their potential to support life.Read More »Planetary Sciences
At one point early in its history, Earth was likely a synestia, a huge, spinning, donut-shaped mass of hot, vaporized rock, a new study finds.Read More »
Scientists explore how interactions between a rocky planet's climate, mantle, and core can affect its evolution and determine whether it could sustain life.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Scientists find a solution to a 200-year-old problem: syncing the prominent bulges on the Moon with our natural satellite's origins.Read More »Education
Currently, five spacecraft are investigating Mars, and a swarm of new missions will follow. Clues to where they should focus investigations can be gleaned from the planet’s new geologic map.Read More »