Here, the 'ice volcano' does not erupt molten rock, but rather 'ice magma' formed from a mixture of water ice, liquid brine, ...

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

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

A recent study published in Nature Astronomyhas provided compelling evidence for a frozen ocean world on the dwarf planet Ceres, situated within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Utilizing ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using ...

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

Methane gas may signal an atmosphere or geological activity on a distant dwarf planet located at the outer edge of the Solar System. A research team led by the Southwest Research Institute has ...

It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them." The first interstellar object to visit the solar system may have ...

The lead author, Sylvia Protopapa, a chief scientist at the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI), explained that methane dominates Makemake's frozen surface and is now also found in the gas phase above ...