NASA recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption outside Earth on Jupiter’s moon Io.

This post features biographies and notable quotes from oral history interviews with planetary geophysicist Lynnae Quick, ...

Scientists from IIT Kanpur have conducted a comprehensive review of sites across India that are similar to locations on other worlds. These sites will help plan future missions, and guide ...

Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA's Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava tube on Venus.

Europa has a deep ocean, but a new study suggests its seafloor may be too quiet to supply the energy life needs to survive.

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...

Samples from China’s Chang’e Six mission reveal how a colossal ancient impact stripped volatile elements, reshaped lunar interiors and transformed volcanic activity across the Moon’s far side.

Volcanic activity is not unique to Earth: traces of volcanic activity, such as lava tubes, have been found on Mars and the moon. Now, the University of Trento has demonstrated the existence of an ...

On Mars or the Moon, researchers use high-resolution optical cameras to spot “skylights,” which are essentially holes in the ground where a cave roof has collapsed. But on Venus, the thick atmosphere ...