Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses ...

The main working hypothesis for the Mercury problem says that the planet is the victim of a collision with a different-sized object. The cataclysmic collision stripped much of the planet's mantle and ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a massive planet in the Nu Octantis binary star system, first suspected in 2004. Using advanced tools like the HARPS spectrograph, researchers found that ...

The Planetary Analogue Simulation Laboratory (PASLAB) is part of the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure. It serves independent research purposes, but can be used in common projects/missions ...

Sooner or later, a sizable asteroid could impact a populated area on Earth. How is the US, and the world, preparing?

Animations show the evolution of density and flow in simulations of a planet embedded in the envelope of a giant star, showing the interactions of the inspiralling planet with the gas in its vicinity.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New 3D supercomputer simulations show the early stages of planetary collisions, demonstrating ...

The planets of our solar system move in ellipses. We've known this, so we are told, ever since Johannes Kepler devised his laws of planetary motion in the early 1600s. While it's true that orbits are ...