WD 1856+534b—a freezing world with a surface temperature of -125 degrees Fahrenheit—exists where planets are normally scoured ...

The maps also restrict the degree to which you ... these "tiger stripe" features on Enceladus' south pole. Ceres This dwarf planet is the largest object in the Asteroid Belt (though you've ...

In April 2011, Makemake – one of five dwarf planets in our Solar System – passed between Earth and a distant star. Using seven telescopes, an international team of astronomers observed the ...

Now two recent studies have looked exclusively at red dwarf stars, and the estimates are in: More than 50 percent could harbor potentially habitable planets. That enormous probability leads to one ...

A planet circling at a sharp 90-degree angle to the orbits of its two host stars has now been confirmed. This discovery ...

Astronomers have detected methane in the nearest known T dwarf, offering new insight into its atmospheric composition. The study further highlights that the carbon abundance in the planet is ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

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 ...