Explore: Planetary Scientists

centres, though there are several purely planetary science institutes worldwide. Generally, planetary scientists study one of the Earth sciences, astronomy

extensive mathematical modelling and computer simulation. Typically, planetary scientists are situated within astronomy and physics or Earth sciences departments

according to the scientists. As of June 2021, a total of 59 potentially habitable exoplanets have been found. An understanding of planetary habitability begins

planets – the idea that all planetary-mass objects, including moons, are planets – is used by some planetary scientists, such as Alan Stern, who are

attracting world-class visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, students, and resident experts. Resident scientists provide planetary science expertise necessary

7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch-American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after

Planetary boundaries are a framework to describe limits to the impacts of human activities on the Earth system. Beyond these limits, the environment may

member of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences. He worked on cosmogony, planetary and Solar System astronomy. In 1947 he travelled to the site of the Tunguska

India. Retrieved 2018-03-26. Agarwal, Ipsita (17 March 2017). "These Scientists Sent a Rocket to Mars for Less Than It Cost to Make "The Martian"". Wired

focal point for planetary science research, with more than 2000 planetary scientists and students attending from all over the world. In a speech delivered