New computer simulations show how a now-frozen ocean of water mixed with dirt and rock could explain geological features on ...

Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, due in part to its very public demotion from ninth planet of the solar system two ...

As much as over 90 percent of the dwarf planet's crust could be water ice, giving some insight, the researchers believe, into ...

Recent studies suggest that the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may have once contained a muddy ocean beneath its surface. This new understanding ...

A new study reveals that the dwarf planet Ceres is much icier than previously thought, possibly harboring a subsurface ocean.

The planetary system with a white dwarf, an Earth-like planet and a brown dwarf cannot be seen; the point of light in (c) is from the background source star that is no longer magnified.

Astronomers have found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a distant white dwarf, shedding light on the possible future of our own planet. Although the exoplanet may no longer be habitable, its survival ...

The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate for our planet billions of years in the future, when the sun has turned ...

A dwarf planet thought to have some ice mixed in with its dirty surface may have a lot more cool than we ever expected. Ceres – the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ...

A color-enhanced view of Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to Earth, high­lights its Oc­ca­tor crater. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet ...

Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, due in part to its very public demotion from ninth planet of the solar system two decades ago. But a relatively obscure dwarf planet in the main asteroid ...