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 ...

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

Astronomers have taken a huge leap towards discovering habitable worlds, and the world now eagerly anticipates a rocky planet ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

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

Xinting Yu, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is one of two recipients of the 2025 Harold C. Urey Prize. The national award from ...

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.

New measurements have revealed that Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — is actually smaller and more flattened ...

White dwarfs may still host habitable planets. Conditions like tidal heating and migration shape their potential for life.

High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

“Based on the Juno radio occultations, we find that the size of Jupiter is smaller, more oblate, because at the equator, the ...

Apple made the visionOS 26 release candidate available to Vision Pro developers on Tuesday, and one of the more interesting ...