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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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JUN 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 28, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the surface activity on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about its subsurface ocean? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 28, 2025Space & Astronomy
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might have solved a decades-old mystery regar ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 21, 2025Earth & The Environment
While the scientific fields of planetary geology and archaeology don’t initially seem like a natural pairing, thei ...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, MScMAY 12, 2025Space & Astronomy
How can imaging Mars in infrared help NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft be better prepared as it continues its jour ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2025Space & Astronomy
Asteroid Vesta is currently the second largest asteroid in the solar system, having been studied in-depth by NASA’ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
How common are super-Earth exoplanets throughout the universe? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 22, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can a planet that’s shedding its material teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 21, 2025Space & Astronomy
Was Mars a dry and cold planet billions of years ago like we see today, or was it warmer, wetter, and possibly having th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 21, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes could be responsible for Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lacking river deltas as seen on Earth despit ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 18, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can carbon deposits on Mars tell scientists about whether life could have once existed on the Red Planet? This is w ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
How do the water vapor plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, contribute to the interaction between the moon’ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once have a full magnetic field in its ancient past like Earth does today, or was it lopsided and only covered ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
The oldest parts of Earth's continents are called cratons, and underneath, they are rooted to the mantle...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2025Space & Astronomy
How old is asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson (DJ), which is about to be studied by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft in an upco ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
Can asteroids orbit each other in pairs of three, also called a three-body or triple system, like stars? This is what a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 03, 2025Earth & The Environment
Earth has experienced several climate cycles throughout its long history, including several ice ages that caused the pla ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 26, 2025Space & Astronomy
What tests can be performed on Earth to help us find signs of ancient life on Mars? This is what a recent study publishe ...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 28, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the surface activity on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about its subsurface ocean? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 28, 2025
Space & Astronomy
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might have solved a decades-old mystery regar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 21, 2025
Earth & The Environment
While the scientific fields of planetary geology and archaeology don’t initially seem like a natural pairing, thei
...
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
MAY 12, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can imaging Mars in infrared help NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft be better prepared as it continues its jour
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Asteroid Vesta is currently the second largest asteroid in the solar system, having been studied in-depth by NASA’
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How common are super-Earth exoplanets throughout the universe? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 22, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can a planet that’s shedding its material teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 21, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Was Mars a dry and cold planet billions of years ago like we see today, or was it warmer, wetter, and possibly having th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 21, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes could be responsible for Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lacking river deltas as seen on Earth despit
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can carbon deposits on Mars tell scientists about whether life could have once existed on the Red Planet? This is w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How do the water vapor plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, contribute to the interaction between the moon’
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Did Mars once have a full magnetic field in its ancient past like Earth does today, or was it lopsided and only covered
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The oldest parts of Earth's continents are called cratons, and underneath, they are rooted to the mantle...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How old is asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson (DJ), which is about to be studied by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft in an upco
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Can asteroids orbit each other in pairs of three, also called a three-body or triple system, like stars? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 03, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Earth has experienced several climate cycles throughout its long history, including several ice ages that caused the pla
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 26, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What tests can be performed on Earth to help us find signs of ancient life on Mars? This is what a recent study publishe
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc