Astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field has transformed during his decades-long career.

In our September 2025 issue, S. Alan Stern lists his top revolutions in the field of planetary science. Now, we want to hear what you think!

The Europlanet Science Congress 2025 will be held jointly with the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Science (EPSC-DPS2025) from 7–12 September 2025 at ...

Europlanet has announced the winners of its inaugural Career Medals, which are designed to honour outstanding contributions ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results.

Chinese scientists, together with international scholars, have for the first time confirmed the presence of a solid inner ...

Asteroids have long been described as the leftover pieces from the solar system’s early construction. They are like the ...

The Planetary Science Journal is an open access journal devoted to recent developments, discoveries, and theories in planetary science.

The costs of big planetary missions are skyrocketing; the $2.5-billion Mars Science Laboratory that is scheduled to land on 6 August is one of the most expensive Mars missions ever.

Planetary science began in earnest with Galileo's studies of the planets and their moons. For 350 years our view of the Solar System was filtered through ground-based telescopes and honed by ...

A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological ...

Planetary scientists are starting to get stirred up by Starship’s potential "It could provide a revolutionary new way of exploring these worlds." ...