Planetary Science — Worlds Beyond Earth

Planetary science combines astronomy, geology, atmospheric physics and chemistry to study planets, moons, asteroids and comets — inside the Solar System and beyond.

Topics

• Planet formation and migration.
• Atmospheres and weather on other worlds.
• Surface geology — impact craters, volcanism, tectonics.
• Exoplanets — detection methods and statistics.
• Astrobiology and the search for life.