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Planetary Geology
Planetary Geology: a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies such as the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites. Planetary geology includes such topics as determining the internal structure of the terrestrial planets, and also looks at planetary volcanism and surface processes such as impact craters, fluvial and aeolian processes. The structures of the giant planets and their moons are also examined, as is the make-up of the minor bodies of the solar system, such as asteroids, the Kuiper Belt, and comets.
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OCT 07, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can sulfur in the Moon’s mantle teach scientists about the Moon’s formation and evolution? This is what ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 07, 2025Space & Astronomy
How fast can rogue planets grow? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to add ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 02, 2025Space & Astronomy
While the Moon’s near side and far side display different surfaces, could their interiors differ, as well? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 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 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, teach scientists about the latter’s internal chemistry and ...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 09, 2025Space & Astronomy
Did the subsurface ocean on dwarf planet ceres once fuel potential habitability? This is what a recent study published i ...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 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 20, 2025Space & Astronomy
After 22 years of Uranus having 28 confirmed moons, the gas giant was recently confirmed by researchers at the Southwest ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about Europa potential habitability? This is w ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
How can moonquakes influence the locations of future human settlements on the Moon’s surface? This is what a recen ...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 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, MScJUL 09, 2025Space & Astronomy
How geologically active was the Moon when it first formed and shortly after? This is what a recent study presented at th ...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 18, 2025Space & Astronomy
What landing sites on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, would be the most ideal for searching for life on the small moon? Th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 17, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can glass beads collected from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago teach scientists about the Moon’s vol ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 07, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sulfur in the Moon’s mantle teach scientists about the Moon’s formation and evolution? This is what
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 07, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How fast can rogue planets grow? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to add
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 02, 2025
Space & Astronomy
While the Moon’s near side and far side display different surfaces, could their interiors differ, as well? This is
...
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 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, teach scientists about the latter’s internal chemistry and
...
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 09, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Did the subsurface ocean on dwarf planet ceres once fuel potential habitability? This is what a recent study published i
...
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 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 20, 2025
Space & Astronomy
After 22 years of Uranus having 28 confirmed moons, the gas giant was recently confirmed by researchers at the Southwest
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about Europa potential habitability? This is w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can moonquakes influence the locations of future human settlements on the Moon’s surface? This is what a recen
...
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 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
JUL 09, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How geologically active was the Moon when it first formed and shortly after? This is what a recent study presented at th
...
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 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What landing sites on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, would be the most ideal for searching for life on the small moon? Th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 17, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can glass beads collected from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago teach scientists about the Moon’s vol
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc