Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt and the closest dwarf planet to Earth. Discovered in 1801 and visited by ...

Settling on the Moon or Mars may be all the buzz. But how about we all move to an icy dwarf planet in the middle of the Solar ...

On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just ...

Pluto's days, though they drag on a bit at around 153 hours, are nothing compared to its years. Pluto's orbit takes 248 Earth ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That's easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

Today: Winter is the best season for finding bright stars. And if you only want to set aside a few minutes, 10 p.m. tonight ...

How does a star affect the makeup of its planets? And what does this mean for the habitability of distant worlds? Carnegie's ...

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too ...

Trinity Shadd-Ceres and Tosia Serafinowska join three other Wisconsin teammates in the transfer portal. Shadd-Ceres, a sophomore, appeared in nine matches during the 2025 season. Serafinowska, a ...

Using NASA’s IXPE, astronomers captured an unprecedented view of a white dwarf star actively feeding on material from a companion. The data revealed giant columns of ultra-hot gas shaped by the star’s ...

Webb reveals a bridge of stars linking two nearby dwarf galaxies, offering a look at how gravity reshapes galaxies and sparks ...