With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Most terrestrial planets have atmospheres, but the conditions on their surfaces would not allow humans to survive there. Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system (despite being further from ...

The Juno mission has been studying the Jovian system—Jupiter, along with its rings and many moons—to learn about the giant ...