Astronomers studying the outer solar system have reported a new finding about Makemake, one of the dwarf planets beyond Neptune. According to recent research, the icy body shows evidence of methane ...
What can the presence of methane on a dwarf planet that orbits farther out than Pluto teach scientists about the formation and evolution of planetary bodies? This is what a recent study accepted by ...
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake. Sharp emission peaks near 3.3 microns reveal methane in the gas phase above ...