That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

Makemake supposedly exhibits a diameter of 890 miles, making it two-thirds the size of Pluto, according to Earth.com. Past reports claimed that the astronomical body did not exhibit a substantial ...

Webb uncovers methane on Makemake, showing the icy dwarf planet is more active than once thought - just like Pluto.

"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," ...

If there’s one of these planets that could potentially sustain liquid water on the surface, it’s probably that one.” ...

TRAPPIST-1 is a star system that comprises of seven Earth sized planets, out of which three are in the Goldilocks zone.

The methane emission is explained by solar-excited fluorescence. Sunlight interacts with methane molecules, causing them to ...

University of Bristol astrophysicists are helping shed new light on an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away where liquid ...

A new study in the journal Nature detailing chemicals found in rocks on the surface of Mars could be among the strongest evidence for life having been on the surface.

A rhythmic mantle plume, like a "geological heartbeat," was discovered beneath Ethiopia at the Afar Depression, ripping the ...