Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the ...

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers have discovered an astonishing underground water reservoir located deep ...

Astrophysicists have long theorized that there should be planets out there that are, in size, somewhere between Earth and ...

Harvard scientists studying the mystery of water and life on ancient Mars believe they may have finally found a solution.

With funding from NASA, a Texas A&M University graduate student is working to better understand the environment of Mars ...

Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational collapse. The ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...