“The presence of this mineral puts a lot more nuance on what was going on,” said Mario Parente, an associate professor of ...

Astronomers have discovered 2017 OF21, a distant dwarf planet candidate located about 90 times farther from the Sun than ...

Scientists have discovered methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, a finding that has surprised astronomers studying the outer solar system.

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets around a young ...

Saturn is known for its iconic rings, but it should also probably be known for its moons. The ringed world was already the record holder for the most natural satellites of any planet in the Solar ...

A new British study swirled new evidence on the moon's frigid space temperatures, suggesting its different sides hold vastly ...

Anchor Brian Webb and executive producer Trenton Hooker are joined by University of Arizona Professor Laird Close, who talks about his team's discovery of a new planet. Also, Donald Schmitt, a ...

Scientists discovered molecular fossils that reveal sponges were among Earth’s earliest animals.

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, ...

With the discovery of ever more exoplanets—over 6,000 now—scientists, of course, want to know if they are habitable for life.

The asteroid belt is found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is a vast collection of rocks that is thought to be a planet ...

New research from the U of A found strong evidence in Mars' geology of a former ocean in the planet's northern hemisphere.