This post features biographies and notable quotes from oral history interviews with planetary geophysicist Lynnae Quick, ...

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Scientists analyzing NASA’s Magellan radar data have discovered a massive underground lava tube on Venus, revealing new clues about the planet’s volcanic past.

A fresh examination of radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s indicates the presence of a large underground cavity created by a lava flow, the first subsurface ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

The gas giant’s shape and size, previously known only from data collected more than 45 years ago, have been updated at last.

Samples from China’s Chang’e Six mission reveal how a colossal ancient impact stripped volatile elements, reshaped lunar interiors and transformed volcanic activity across the Moon’s far side.

This month, skywatchers can enjoy a rare celestial event known as a "planetary parade," featuring six planets- Mercury, Venus ...

A spacecraft can be launched to the Moon every 10 days, with a journey time of about two days. By contrast, missions to Mars depend on planetary alignment, which occurs roughly every 26 months and ...

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

Researchers say tropical coral reefs may have already crossed a tipping point, portending mass dieback. Studies suggest they ...