Astronomers had hoped to observe an atmosphere on one of the seven planets known to orbit Trappist-1, a red dwarf star. A new ...

Boy, how the world has changed over the past 10 years, but perhaps not as profoundly as our understanding of another, more ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected strong evidence for a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest ...

An ultra-short period planet is spiraling toward destruction within 31 million years. Its extreme heat and dense composition reveal a violent past. Our circumstances here on the wondrous, ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the ...

In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

Planet could be a gas giant, orbiting 1 to 2 times the distance between Sun and Earth. The Alpha Centauri system, our nearest stellar neighbor, has long captured the imagination of science fiction and ...

Makemake, one of the most intriguing dwarf planets in our solar system, stands out for its unique characteristics. Discover ...

New data from the James Webb telescope reveals that Pluto's strange atmospheric haze controls its climate, surprising ...

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Uncover fascinating and lesser-known facts about our solar system! Discover why you can't stand on Uranus, which moon has ...

Additional data collected at infrared frequencies signaled that the dwarf planet's most of the region was methane rich, which shows that the spires are too. The results show that the bladed terrain of ...