Hubble Spots Possible Water Plumes Erupting on Jupiter's Moon Europa "Europa's ocean is considered to be one of the most promising places that could potentially harbor life in the solar system,"
Pluto May Have a Buried Ocean By studying Pluto's famous "heart," researchers discovered that there may be an ocean layer of at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) below Pluto's surface.
Some Ancient Mars Lakes Formed Much Later Than Previously Thought These results suggest the surface conditions at this later time may also have been suitable for microbial life on the Red Planet.
Scientists Have Made the First Detections of X-Rays From Pluto "Prior to Pluto, the most distant solar system body with detected X-ray emission was Saturn's rings and disk."
New Discovery Shatters Previous Beliefs About Earth’s Origin "These new isotopic measurements of meteorites provide exciting answers to these questions about our origins and what made the Earth so special."
Researchers Detect an Icy Giant Planet Growing Around a Nearby Star This discovery will help researchers better understand the origins of various types of planets.
These Extraordinary Compounds May be Hidden Inside Uranus and Neptune Using computer modeling, chemists have discovered which exotic compounds may be in Uranus and Neptune — one known as "Hitler's acid."
Ceres: The Tiny World Where Volcanoes Erupt Ice A 3-mile-high (5-kilometer-high) mountain on Ceres is likely volcanic in origin.