When the sun engulfs Earth, will the remnants become new planets?
10 June 2026
It’s possible, but it wouldn’t look like life as we know it, explain our readers
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Found 275 results for dwarf planet
A cosmic case of mistaken identity that can only be solved right now
9 June 2026
Brown dwarfs are somewhere between the size of a planet and a star, so how could we have potentially mistaken two of them for distant galaxies? Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein argues that solving this cosmic mix-up is particularly possible now, as...
Test your brain on these mind-bending scientific riddles
10 December 2025
A bizarre Christmas dinner invitation, some mysterious carol singers and even a spot of charades. Can you solve all 12 of our unique festive riddles?
A distant comet is forming new rings while we watch in real time
20 October 2025
The comet-like object Chiron has been caught in the process of forming new rings, which could help us understand how these complex systems work
General relativity might save some planets from death
6 October 2025
Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity
How cosmic events may have influenced hominin evolution
9 September 2025
Some cosmic events could have profoundly altered the lives of our ancient human relatives. Did Neanderthals go extinct, at least in part, due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field? Did Australopithecus witness huge meteorite impacts?
Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earliest we've ever seen
5 September 2025
A possible galaxy named Capotauro may have formed within 90 million years of the big bang – but astronomers can’t be sure that’s what it is
6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system
13 August 2025
Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient origins and glimpsing the destiny that awaits it in the distant future
Astronomers found a completely new type of plasma wave near Jupiter
10 July 2025
Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma can produce a truly novel kind of extraterrestrial wave near its poles
The best science fiction books of 2025 so far
2 July 2025
From generation ships to climate change, there has been some stellar sci-fi out in the past six months. Our columnist Emily H. Wilson picks her favourites
