University of Warwick astronomers have uncovered the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being consumed by a white dwarf ...

We like to think that our solar system is eternal, but one day, its very epicenter will die. Our Sun, like all stars, had a ...

Later, it was reclassified as a dwarf planet, yet its mysterious charm has not diminished at all. Why is that? Because Pluto's complex and elusive terrain is like a mysterious key that may hold the ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound ...

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

This quiz invites you to chase comets through time and space, from ancient omens to modern scientific marvels.

Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an ...

New research suggests that the planets in the Solar System may be acting as pacifiers for the Sun, subduing its activity. A ...

What if Pluto wasn’t the end? What if our Solar System hides dozens - maybe hundreds - of strange frozen worlds beyond ...

There, nitrogen and methane have turned into ice, covering the entire planet. Yet in this icy landscape, scientists speculate that there may be a liquid ocean beneath the ice, and this ocean might ...

A detailed study of a cosmic mystery known as "The Accident" has now provided new insight into the formation of clouds on ...