Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

Webb’s powerful instruments have detected crystalline water ice in a distant star system, offering rare insight into planet ...

It might be surprising to hear planetary scientist Nina Lanza use the word “disappointing” in the same sentence as “Mars.” After all, the Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher has dedicated her ...

One Pluto year equals 248 Earth years. At 1473 miles in diameter—about half the width of the United States—Pluto is the ...

“A freshwater spring fed from deep underground,” says Attenborough. “At last, a drink, and a refreshing dip. The oases are a ...

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can reflect the sun’s warming rays, slowing climate ...

Even at the present time, when humanity possesses extremely modern giant ground observatories, as well as advanced space ...

A camera built at Arizona State University is on its way to check for signs of life above Jupiter, but it detoured to Mars for testing.

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have made an exciting discovery: frozen water, also known as crystalline ...

Since the second half of the twentieth century, the accumulation of greenhouse gases, rising global temperatures, and rising sea levels have made scie ...

Is frozen water scattered in systems around other stars? Astronomers have long expected it is, partially based on previous ...