Comparative Planetology
Comparative Planetology Science covering terrestrial planet & diverse worlds and their origin and evolution. Know about why is comparative planetology useful, comparative planetology astronomy and finding differences in planets in our solar system and beyond.
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Feb 8, 2016New research finds that rocky worlds share similar structures, with a core containing about a third of the planet's mass, surrounded by a mantle and topped by a thin crust. -
Dec 14, 2015A survey of 10 hot, Jupiter-sized exoplanets has led a team to solve a long-standing mystery--why some of these worlds seem to have less water than expected. -
Nov 4, 2015Weather patterns in a mysterious world beyond our solar system have been revealed for the first time, a study suggests. -
Oct 27, 2015Scientists developed a new process in planetary formation modeling that explains the size and mass difference between the Earth and Mars. -
May 12, 2015A team of astronomers has uncovered evidence of daily weather cycles on six extra-solar planets using sensitive observations from the Kepler space telescope. -
Apr 24, 2015Detecting an "earthquake" on Venus would seem to be an impossible task. But researchers hope to deploy an array of balloons or satellites that could detect Venusian seismic activity--using sound. -
Nov 13, 2014But weather forecasting on the Red Planet is likely to be even trickier than on Earth -
Oct 16, 2014Results from NASA's Kepler mission have indicated that the most common planets in the galaxy are super-Earths. -
Oct 5, 2014Chemists have shown how ultraviolet light can split carbon dioxide to form oxygen in one step. -
Sep 15, 2014New research shows a glimpse of giant holes in the electrically charged layer of the Venusian atmosphere, called the ionosphere.
