Mars has fascinated scientists for decades, particularly its intriguing gullies etched into the sandy dunes of theRed Planet.

Wiemann combines tools from chemistry, biology, and geology to explore ecological and evolutionary questions about life on ...

Mars has experienced multiple ice ages, with each one leaving less ice than the last. By studying craters that serve as “ice ...

New research presented at the Europlanet Science Congress 2025 in Helsinki suggests that Venus may be concealing some of the largest lava-carved tunnels ever discovered in the solar system. The ...

Ceres and Vesta, two of the largest bodies in the asteroid belt, offer contrasting yet complementary geological records that illuminate early Solar System processes. Ceres exhibits a diverse landscape ...

Recent explorations have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the geological evolution of both Ceres and Vesta. Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt, exhibits a diverse ...

A planetary scientist shared new insights into the meteorite that crashed into a Georgia home in June. Speaking with Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer, R. Scott Harris, a planetary geologist, gave new ...

Bill McKinnon shares his story of a career spent studying the geology and geophysics of icy worlds beyond our own. McKinnon, ...