Trying to understand the makeup and evolution of the solar system's Kuiper belt has kept researchers busy since it was hypothesized soon after the discovery of Pluto in 1930. In particular ...

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

We often discuss our future in the Asteroid Belt, and the glorious civilizations we might one day build there. However, it is ...

Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was ...

The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

Pounding icy objects on Mars could make it survivable for humans, says a new study. Scientist Leszek Czechowski of the Polish ...