He discovered Uranus, a planet unlike any other, with a tilted axis, bizarre weather patterns, and a system of rings. But despite centuries of study, many questions remain. What secrets does ...

In large part thanks to being in the right place at the right time, researchers discovered a thriving marine ecosystem ...

These changes influence the amount of solar radiation reaching different parts of the planet ... scientists discovered a clear pattern linking ice ages to specific orbital conditions: ・Ice ...

"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon ...

Scientists have found a new form of water, called "plastic ice VII," that could possibly exist on other planets. This unusual phase of water was formed by applying extreme pressure and ...

Uranus Aurora Discovery Offers Clues to Habitable ... has taken a stunning image of the solar system's other ice giant, the planet Uranus. The new image ... Evidence That Saturn's Moon Mimas ...

Scientists have discovered plastic ice VII, the fourth stage of water found under extreme conditions. Created by applying ...

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

When planets ... melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink into it, perhaps even descending far enough so as to be hidden below the surface? This meteorite from Mars was discovered in the Allan ...

the ice giant Uranus is a planet of extremes. Orbiting the Sun at an average distance of 2.9 billion kilometres - more than 19 times further out than the Earth - Uranus was the first planet to be ...