Using AI to comb through data gathered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, scientists have conducted a detailed scan of the dwarf planet Ceres to map regions rich in organic molecules to determine whether ...

The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations ...

Earth is home to some truly bizarre and breathtaking landscapes — here are 20 that look straight out of an alien world.

And its relationship to Pluto — a world demoted since 2006 from the solar system’s ninth planet to a lowly dwarf planet, in large part due to the discovery of Eris — remains contentious today.

Sunsets in February will end with a bonus throughout the month: Every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky. Astronomy buffs call it a “parade of planets.” And most of ...

This update transformed familiar worlds, turning my placid and boring home world into a planet covered by gorgeous glowing grasses. On Wednesday, Hello Games revealed the follow-up, Worlds Part 2 ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

You'll be able to easily see four planets in the February evening sky, and with any luck you'll be able to raise that number to five during the final week of the month. You'll be able to easily ...

Among them are some polished stone orbs representing a red dwarf star and ... before we destroy our own planet, that would be very informative, something we could learn from.” ...