For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...

Scientists from NASA have developed a new equation that may help assess the chances of life existing on this planet. Could ...

In the solar system system there are certainly ... solar tidal friction may be adequate to explain the facts that one of the satellites of Mars and the particles at the inner edge of Saturn's ...

The surface of Mars is known for being an extremely cold, desiccated, and irradiated place. But as its many surface features ...

17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR ... of at the surface of Mars. How much of that ...

In our solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars have period ratios of about 2.6, 1.6, and 1.9, respectively. Overall, the study showed that our solar system fits reasonably well into the team ...

The Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars has ice deposits over 2 miles deep, potentially providing vital water resources for ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet ... Combination of Cosmic ...

THE UK has completed the build of its first-ever Mars rover, designed to search for signs of alien life on the Red Planet in 2030. It is a landmark feat for the UK, and will be the first ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical signatures of past life, if it ever existed. Scientists have announced ...

THE explosion of a distant star light years away could be visible to Earthbound stargazers this week. The star system, tucked ...

The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of the chemical building blocks of life.