Planetary science

In surprise discovery, NASA rover finds cracks in ancient Martian mud NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover takes a selfie on Mars

In surprise discovery, NASA rover finds cracks in ancient Martian mud

NASA selects UChicago scientist to analyze extraterrestrial samples from Martian moon Artist concept of the MMX mission to Phobos

NASA selects UChicago scientist to analyze extraterrestrial samples from Martian moon

Giant planets can have very different atmospheres, according to NASA’s Webb telescope Hot Jupiter

Giant planets can have very different atmospheres, according to NASA’s Webb telescope

Was Venus ever habitable? New UChicago study casts doubt Side by side view of Venus and Earth

Was Venus ever habitable? New UChicago study casts doubt

New technique to determine age will open new era of planetary science, researchers say cross section of a meteorite on black background with colors highlighting different inclusions in the rock

New technique to determine age will open new era of planetary science, researchers say

Rock scooped off speeding asteroid suggests it was once comet that lost its tail Illustration of Ryugu

Rock scooped off speeding asteroid suggests it was once comet that lost its tail

Why did Mars dry out? New study points to unusual answers Overhead view of large formation with a dry riverbed cutting through center

Why did Mars dry out? New study points to unusual answers

Beads of glass in meteorites help scientists piece together how solar system formed Carbonaceous chondrite Allende Meteorite

Beads of glass in meteorites help scientists piece together how solar system formed

Scientists find strange black ‘superionic ice’ that could exist inside other planets A beamline setup at GSECARS, sector 13, Advance Photon Sources, Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists find strange black ‘superionic ice’ that could exist inside other planets

Dust collected from a speeding asteroid analyzed with massive accelerator Argonne physicist Jiyong Zhao

Dust collected from a speeding asteroid analyzed with massive accelerator