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

New research based on data from NASA’s Dawn mission suggests the dwarf planet Ceres may have once possessed a deep, ...

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.

At the beginning of the 19th century, a group of European astronomers came together to form an association without precedent in the history of astronomy. Informally known as the Celestial Police (in ...

The methane emission is explained by solar-excited fluorescence. Sunlight interacts with methane molecules, causing them to ...

Makemake is about 890 miles wide, roughly two-thirds the size of Pluto. Early observations indicated it had almost no atmosphere—essentially just a little air, if any. However, Webb's powerful ...

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

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

Scientists solve mystery of ghostly halos off LA’s coast, revealing toxic waste barrels still reshaping the seafloor.

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ...

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