At the vast edge of the solar system, Pluto has long been perceived as a cold and lonely dwarf planet. However, a recent ...

There, nitrogen and methane have turned into ice, covering the entire planet. Yet in this icy landscape, scientists speculate that there may be a liquid ocean beneath the ice, and this ocean might ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of ...

The UK government and solar industry have jointly published a long-anticipated roadmap detailing how to maximise the ...

Astronomers have captured a cosmic butterfly. New images from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a jaw-dropping view of a ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit ...

A planetary perspective on the relationship between life and energy, and the emergence of a life form whose influence extends ...

For astrobiologists, the search for life beyond our solar system could be likened to where one would look in a vast desert -- essentially, where ...

A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life forms make to our climate system, and how we can work with them to address ...

A multifunctional nanophotonic fertilizer enhances crop growth by converting near-infrared light into red light, releasing ...

The market is expected to remain positive with key central banks making interest rate decisions and focus on further ...