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Dwarf Fortress is one of the deepest and most intricate simulations of a virtual world in gaming history. It feels boundless, not just in the sheer size of its geography, but in the organic rise and falls of its simulated civilizations and…

New research on Pluto's mysterious heart scar not only explains how its feature came to pass, but suggests the world doesn't have an ocean.

Astronomers have discovered methane emission on a brown dwarf, an unexpected finding for such a cold and isolated world. The findings suggest that this brown dwarf might generate aurorae similar to those seen on our own planet as well as…

Using new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered methane emission on a brown dwarf, an unexpected finding for such a cold and isolated world. Published in the journal Nature, the findings…

New observations provide insights into whether the birth of the giant planets takes a similar course to that of stars. The birth of stars is...

A new study claims that a massive ancient collision could have caused the unique heart-shaped feature over Pluto's surface to have formed. Read to learn more.

As our Sun ages and evolves into a white dwarf, the planets within our solar system face drastically different futures.

In a couple billion years, our Sun will be unrecognizable. It will swell up and become a red giant, then shrink again and become a white dwarf. The inner planets aren’t expected to survive all the mayhem these transitions unleash, but what…

Earth could have a violent ending in the hands of the Sun when it turns into a white dwarf. Continue reading to learn more.

New observations provide insights into whether the birth of the giant planets takes a similar course to that of stars.

Earth was long thought to be the only planet in our solar system with an ocean, but it is beginning to look as though there are underground oceans inside even the most surprising icy bodies.

You surely know by now that Pluto is not a planet in the usual sense. Arizona isn't so sure. The state has recognized Pluto, one of five dwarf planets in our solar system, as its "official state planet." What does that mean? Essentially…

The Solar System could be awash with oceans, not on the surface but hidden inside the most surprising bodies

The JWST is enormously powerful. One of the reasons it was launched is to examine exoplanet atmospheres to determine their chemistry, something only a powerful telescope can do. But even the JWST needs time to wield that power effectively,…

Even though exoplanet science has advanced significantly in the last decade or two, we're still in an unfortunate situation. Scientists can only make educated guesses about which exoplanets may be habitable. Even the closest exoplanet is…

Even though exoplanet science has advanced significantly in the last decade or two, we’re still in an unfortunate situation. Scientists can only make educated guesses about which exoplanets may be habitable. Even the closest exoplanet is…

When a star like the Sun reaches the end of its life, it becomes a red giant and blows away its outer layers, leaving an exposed core - a white dwarf. What happens to its planets? Some were consumed when it became a red giant; others could…

The white dwarf star was discovered with a strange metallic scar on its surface, which likely occurred when the star ripped up and ate a small planet in its orbit

Astronomers have discovered a sign that a dying star devoured nearby planets and asteroids. Find out more about it in this article.

Battle Star Even in death, a white dwarf proved to be a formidable killer. The star, called WD 0816-310, bears a gnarly metal scar on its surface, which astronomers say was made when the star devoured a nearby planet during the end of its…