For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the ...
This peculiar behavior has long fascinated scientists, particularly after NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986. The ...
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James Webb telescope spies a 'farting' dwarf planet with fluorescent gas in the outer solar system
New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure ...
The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.
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Scientists surprised as this dwarf planet found to have methane gas in new space study
Scientists have discovered methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, a finding that has surprised astronomers studying the outer solar system.
The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...
Astronomers have captured something extraordinary: the first-ever direct photo of a baby planet growing inside a dusty ring ...
Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are waiting to be discovered.
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