A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

Dark matter, predicted to account for most of the universe's mass, remains highly elusive. Physicists have been searching for ...

The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.

Scientists have discovered a rare six-planet system where all planets orbit their star in perfect mathematical harmony.

Earth" and a massive outer planet, revealing insights into extreme planetary evolution. An international research team, led ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to ...

It's a solid-state system on a planar structure," said co-author Haoxiong Yan, who graduated from UChicago PME in the spring and now works as a quantum engineer for Applied Materials. "If you can ...

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

Trappist-1 b may experience intense volcanism An Earth-sized planet in a star system very similar to our solar system may have an atmosphere after all, suggests new research using the James Webb ...

And, like clouds, many parts of the Earth system are just too localized for climate models to pick up on. “We have to approximate cloud formation because we don’t have the small scales ...