Feature Stories

Habitable planets may be more likely around warmer M-dwarfs.

NASA’s next mission to continue the search for Earth-like worlds is ready to blast off.

NASA’s Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, speaks to planetary scientists Faith Vilas about Mercury and what it can tell us about planet formation.

Astrobiologists should consider searching for viruses in their quest to find evidence for life beyond Earth.

Axial tilt and tidal locking also matter in a planet's habitability.

More samples from comet dust particles are needed.

NASA’s Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to solar physicist Nicky Fox about a forthcoming mission to study the Sun’s corona.

NASA’s Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, describes his own gravity assist under the tutelage of James Van Allen, whose discoveries paved the way for studying the magnetic fields and radiation belts of the planets.

Elements found in the mantles of Earth and Mars could be indicative of giant impacts early in the histories of both planets.

Life could find a home where an icy crust and a hidden ocean meet.