Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as …

Contemporary observations are changing our understanding of planetary systems, and it is important that our nomenclature for objects reflect our current understanding. This applies, in …

2015年1月6日 · This paper, focuses on solar system science facilitated by JWST, discussing the most current information available concerning JWST instrument properties and observing …

Cassini carried a passenger to the Saturn system, the European Huygens probe—the first human-made object to land on a world in the distant outer solar system. After 20 years in space — 13 …

The study of planetary ring systems forms a key component of planetary science. We discuss priority activities for the next decade including full support for the Cassini Solstice Mission, a …

of many planetary missions are far more demanding than those on Earth or in near-Earth applications and thus energy storage components and subsystems require considerable …

My research involves the discovery and characterization of transiting extrasolar planets or exoplanets. These are planets that orbit around other stars. Transiting planetary systems are …

2017年12月12日 · the NASA Planetary Science Division (PSD), seek to reach targets of broad scientific interest across the solar system. Power systems are required for all of these …

planetary beginnings in the form of dust and gas. Our hydrogen-burning sun belongs to a generation of stars created about 4.5 billion years ago from a cloud of interstellar dust, ice …

Future planetary explorations envisioned by the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013–2022, developed at the request of NASA …