A strange cosmic object nicknamed “The Accident” has given scientists their first glimpse of a rare silicon-based molecule ...

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

Initially, scientists were filled with speculation about the composition of Ceres' bright spots, with many believing they could be water or common salts. NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which began its ...

Here, the 'ice volcano' does not erupt molten rock, but rather 'ice magma' formed from a mixture of water ice, liquid brine, ...

Methane gas may signal an atmosphere or geological activity on a distant dwarf planet located at the outer edge of the Solar ...

In its youth, the dwarf planet Ceres may have brewed a chemical banquet beneath its icy crust.

New research from NASA has found that the dwarf planet Ceres may be another place to look for evidence of primitive life in ...

The methane emission is explained by solar-excited fluorescence. Sunlight interacts with methane molecules, causing them to ...

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have detected gas on the distant dwarf planet, Makemake. Credit: NASA / ESA / Southwest Research Institute / A. Parker illustration Scientists have ...

Ceres, the only dwarf planet in our inner solar system, is covered in ice and salt deposits. Its daytime temperatures range from a frigid minus 136 degrees to minus 28 degrees Fahrenheit. “Looking at ...

"The Webb telescope has now revealed that methane is also present in the gas phase above the surface, a finding that makes Makemake even more fascinating. It shows that Makemake is not an inactive ...