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A planet is a large astronomical body that orbits a star. They can also be remnants of stars that have formed spherical shapes as a result of their own gravitational forces. There are eight planets in our Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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SEP 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
How many planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, exist throughout the Milky Way Galaxy? While that might ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 23, 2025Space & Astronomy
What type of impact created Mercury’s giant core and thin crust? This is what a recent study published in Nature A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 22, 2025Space & Astronomy
Are Hycean exoplanets, which are a combination of hydrogen and a potential liquid water ocean, less common than previous ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the presence of methane on a dwarf planet that orbits farther out than Pluto teach scientists about the formati ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 09, 2025Earth & The Environment
What is the speed and timing of the Earth’s inner core cooling? This is what a recent study published in Nature Co ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 02, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can a protoplanetary disk comprised of carbon dioxide teach scientists about a solar system’s formation and e ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 02, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can marsquakes teach scientists about the Red Planet’s present-day, frozen interior, along with its early his ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 27, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can young planets teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of planets throughout the cosmos? This is wha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes were responsible for Jupiter’s formation? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Repor ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 14, 2025Space & Astronomy
How close to Earth could we find the next Earth-like exoplanet? This is what two papers accepted in The Astrophysical Jo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 29, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can lava planets, rocky exoplanets that are tidally locked and orbit so close to their stars that the intense heat ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 28, 2025Space & Astronomy
What methods and simulations can engineers use to accurately test rovers that are used on other worlds like the Moon and ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 22, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can a newborn planet teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study publish ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
What methods can astronomers use to identify exoplanets orbiting within a young exoplanetary system’s disc of dust ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can gas giant exoplanets orbiting far from their star teach scientists about the formation and evolution of gas gia ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 24, 2025Space & Astronomy
What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 19, 2025Space & Astronomy
How do terrestrial planets like Earth form and evolve to enable life to exist? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 11, 2025Space & Astronomy
What stage of a star’s life do planets start forming? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communicatio ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What specific processes are responsible for planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 20, 2025Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has many similar features to Earth, but one unique feature stands out given the abundance of craters acr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 19, 2025Space & Astronomy
How much water did Mars have in its ancient past and when did it disappear? This is what a recent study published in Geo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 19, 2025Space & Astronomy
What new methods can be developed to study the Martian subsurface? This is what a recent study published in the Journal ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 16, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can 30-year-old data teach scientists about Venus’ geological activity? This is what a recent study published ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How many planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, exist throughout the Milky Way Galaxy? While that might
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 23, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What type of impact created Mercury’s giant core and thin crust? This is what a recent study published in Nature A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 22, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Are Hycean exoplanets, which are a combination of hydrogen and a potential liquid water ocean, less common than previous
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the presence of methane on a dwarf planet that orbits farther out than Pluto teach scientists about the formati
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 09, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What is the speed and timing of the Earth’s inner core cooling? This is what a recent study published in Nature Co
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 02, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can a protoplanetary disk comprised of carbon dioxide teach scientists about a solar system’s formation and e
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 02, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can marsquakes teach scientists about the Red Planet’s present-day, frozen interior, along with its early his
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can young planets teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of planets throughout the cosmos? This is wha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes were responsible for Jupiter’s formation? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Repor
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 14, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How close to Earth could we find the next Earth-like exoplanet? This is what two papers accepted in The Astrophysical Jo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 29, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can lava planets, rocky exoplanets that are tidally locked and orbit so close to their stars that the intense heat
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 28, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What methods and simulations can engineers use to accurately test rovers that are used on other worlds like the Moon and
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 22, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can a newborn planet teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study publish
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What methods can astronomers use to identify exoplanets orbiting within a young exoplanetary system’s disc of dust
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can gas giant exoplanets orbiting far from their star teach scientists about the formation and evolution of gas gia
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 24, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 19, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How do terrestrial planets like Earth form and evolve to enable life to exist? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 11, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What stage of a star’s life do planets start forming? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communicatio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What specific processes are responsible for planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 20, 2025
Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has many similar features to Earth, but one unique feature stands out given the abundance of craters acr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 19, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How much water did Mars have in its ancient past and when did it disappear? This is what a recent study published in Geo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 19, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What new methods can be developed to study the Martian subsurface? This is what a recent study published in the Journal
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can 30-year-old data teach scientists about Venus’ geological activity? This is what a recent study published
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc