The trans-Neptunian object Altjira, 44 times farther from the Sun than Earth is, could be the second known trinary, ...

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in a blistering, dense atmosphere rather than a watery Hycean planet. Webb ...

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river ...

Their latest study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, reports the detection of either dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or ...

Historians think the 2,000-year-old device was used to predict the positions of celestial bodies. A new digital simulation ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

Scientists have found strong signs of possible life on exoplanet K2-18b, a "Hycean world," suggesting new avenues in the search for alien life.

One of Somerset's historic canals will be significantly regenerated in the coming years as part of a government-funded ...

“Given everything we know about this planet, a Hycean world with an ocean that is teeming with life is the scenario that best ...