The BA in astrophysical and planetary sciences provides students with a unified view of solar and space sciences, planetary systems (our solar system and others), stellar and galactic astronomy, and ...

Uniquely combining astrophysics and planetary science, the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences provides students with a unified view of space sciences; the solar system and comparative ...

A University of Idaho professor was part of a team that discovered a new moon in the solar system. The UI announced Thursday ...

Scientists have recreated the extreme conditions found on the frozen moons of the outer solar system and uncovered something ...

Stanley is the ultimate tour guide, given her roles as a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Space Exploration Sector at the ...

Sometimes planetary physics is like being in a snowball fight. Most people, if handed an already-formed snowball, can use their experience and the feel of the ball to guess what kind of snow it is ...

Researchers in the US have simulated a magnetic field structure normally produced by the core of a planet, and they say that their design could lead to an efficient way of harnessing nuclear fusion ...

Both stories suggest that these efforts “created” modern planetary science (by this term, I mean the analysis and interpretation of images and data collected by spacecraft missions).

All the latest science news about planetary physics from Phys.org ...

Laura Pyrak-Nolte, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Science at Purdue University, has been elected to one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary ...