Given just how big space is, the solar system seems like it shouldn't be too mysterious. But there are actually plenty of ...

New James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, ...

JWST confirms Pluto’s haze cools its mesosphere and drives methane escape, coating Charon’s poles red. The haze absorbs UV light, heats the upper atmosphere, and re-radiates heat as infrared.

Simultaneously cooling Pluto while energizing atmospheric molecules to allow them to escape into space, Pluto's haze plays a key role in the planet's energy balance.

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For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.

Parade. If romance and connection are on your mind, you’ll love what the sky offers you over the next few weeks! Venus, the ...

The first observations of Pluto by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal dramatic phenomena on its surface, like ...

Almost 20 years after Pluto was infamously downgraded from its status as a planet, scientists now believe they have ...

But Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006. There are now four other dwarf planets, and Cheng believes 2017 OF201 could join their ranks. When researchers modelled its orbit, they found ...

But Pluto turned out to be too tiny — it is smaller than the moon — and was demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006. There are now four other officially recognized dwarf planets, and Cheng believes ...