Planetary Science

Scientists in Italy discover fresh volcanic lava flowing on Venus for the first time.

The mystery of an unusually inflated planet has been solved with data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Astronomers around the world do a double-take on the most promising potentially habitable planet.

An international team of scientists discovers two potentially habitable planets orbiting a red dwarf star 137 light-years away.

Martian rover Perseverance confirms that it’s sitting on an ancient lake bed, an ideal location to look for signs of life.

Astrophysicists have discovered a bizarre planet with clouds of sand over 200 light years away.

In 250 million years, the continents will combine to form Pangaea Ultima, dramatically altering Earth's climate.

A team of international astronomers have identified the smallest free-floating "rogue" planet observed to date.

Since the first exoplanet discovery in the 1990s, scientists have learned of the diverse and abundant nature of exoplanets, having now found more than 3700. With such a large and disparate sample set, ESA (European Space Agency) has set its sights on…