"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," ...

No longer a planet but not forgotten, Pluto’s colors, captured by NASA almost 10 years ago, continue to dazzle among the collection of colorful celestial objects only seen in the solar system. Since ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

For years, astronomers believed that Makemake, one of the brightest icy bodies beyond Neptune, was a frozen relic of the outer solar system. New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...

Though no direct evidence of life has been found, models suggest Ceres had hot water shooting into its underground oceans ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research suggests that the dwarf planet Ceres may have once had a radioactive core, capable ...