At the very beginning of its history, Earth was dry. How did it become a blue planet? A new theory could provide an answer.

"I wanted to create the dashboard because there currently isn't a go-to place to see which types of planets are being observed by JWST and answering questions like: 'How many terrestrial planets ...

My research focuses on terrestrial planets and moons. I am particularly interested in polar ice caps and their interactions with planetary atmospheres. For example, the polar deposits of Mars record ...

The research reveals that high-mass planets—or in other words, terrestrial planets—tend to form around stars with higher [Fe/H] and younger stars compared to low mass. Similarly, those with a ...

In appearance it is similar to Earth's Moon. The planet is terrestrial, meaning that it has a solid surface and is mainly made of silicate rocks or metals. The planet Mercury is mainly made up of iron ...