The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of ...

Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...

Fossilized Dinosaur Teeth are revealing fascinating details about Earth’s ancient climate. Researchers are using advanced techniques to analyze these teeth, uncovering secrets about the atmosphere ...

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has recently sparked a renewed fascination in the exploration of Mars, following intriguing findings that suggest the possibility of ancient life on the Red Planet. The rover ...

It’s been nearly 2 centuries since a planet was discovered in the solar system. But now scientists think they’ve uncovered ...

Using insights from the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), researchers have developed a tool that would reveal future ...

The odd dwarf planet Quaoar might have a brand-new moon. Observations of the tiny world, made by a pair of astronomers in California, suggest it possesses either a second satellite or a third ring.

An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard's stars is the closest single star to Earth. Credit: ESO Saints cut rookie ...

The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

The Chinese-led research team based its findings on seismic readings from NASA's InSight lander on Mars, which recorded more than 1,300 marsquakes before shutting down in 2022. The spacecraft landed ...