Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says

by News Feed Editor | May 4, 2026 | Science

New Horizons spacecraft survives trip 1 billion miles beyond Pluto 02:03A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.Just 300 miles or so across, this...

Astronomers believe they’ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

by News Feed Editor | May 4, 2026 | Science

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.Just 300 miles (500 kilometers) or so across, this mini Pluto is thought to be...

Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system’s far reaches

by News Feed Editor | May 4, 2026 | Science

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – In the far reaches of our solar system – beyond the outermost planet Neptune – resides a host of icy and desolate celestial bodies. Among these objects, only the dwarf planet Pluto was known to possess an...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a plastic trash nightmare. It could also be part of a much bigger, hidden problem

by News Feed Editor | May 4, 2026 | Science

Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, they break down into particles tiny enough to be borne aloft on the...

Our Milky Way’s ‘Zone of Avoidance’ holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun’s mass

by News Feed Editor | May 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras imaged the Milky Way’s center to create this portrait of our galaxy. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S....

‘It was quite a light show!’ NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)

by News Feed Editor | May 3, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orbital debris — from the International Space Station on April 27, 2026. |...