The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its…
Astronomical surveys have discovered nearly 6,000 exoplanets, including many habitable planets, which may harbor liquid water on their surfaces. The…
Age data for certain classes of meteorite have made it possible to gain new findings on the origin of small…
Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites…
Australia lacks fearsome large carnivores like lions and wolves, and the relative lack of fear that marsupials like kangaroos and…
A team co-led by Southwest Research Institute found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris…
Scientists at MIT, the University of Birmingham, and elsewhere say that astronomers' best chance of finding liquid water, and even…