Planetary Science

China’s Mars Rover Finds Hints of Catastrophic Floods

Radar images from the Zhurong rover reveal clues to the history of a largely unexplored region

Smriti Mallapaty and Nature magazine

Planetary Science

Extra Hard Space Diamonds May Have Formed in an Ancient Cosmic Collision

A new formation method for rare “lonsdaleite” diamonds may illuminate a better way to produce them on Earth

Daniel Leonard

Planetary Science

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Successfully Smacks a Space Rock—Now What?

The DART spacecraft has purposefully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, hopefully changing its orbit by a few minutes, in a milestone test of future planetary defense techniques

Jonathan O'Callaghan

Astronomy

See Jupiter Shine During its Closest Approach to Earth Since 1963

September 26 marks an unmissable chance to view the massive planet Jupiter, whose opposition and perigee very rarely coincide

Robert Lea and SPACE.com

Planetary Science

NASA’s DART Mission Could Help Cancel an Asteroid Apocalypse

Our planet is vulnerable to thousands of “city-killer” space rocks. If—when—one is found on a collision course with Earth, will we be ready to deflect it?

Robin George Andrews