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

Dwarf planet Makemake may not be as inactive as astronomers believed, as per recent readings by JWST Researchers have ...

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.

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

White dwarfs may still host habitable planets. Conditions like tidal heating and migration shape their potential for life. The Sun will eventually die. This will occur when it exhausts the hydrogen ...

For years, astronomers believed that Makemake, one of the brightest icy bodies beyond Neptune, was a frozen relic of the ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the Lasker Awards for biomedical research, how gene editing could cure diabetes and more.

TRAPPIST-1e, just 40 light-years away, may host a nitrogen-rich atmosphere, making it the most Earth-like exoplanet ...

When astronomers observe a planet passing in front of its star, the slight dip in starlight reveals a wealth of information.

Webb uncovers methane on Makemake, showing the icy dwarf planet is more active than once thought - just like Pluto.

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, ...