First detected in 2004, the dwarf planetHaumeaquickly stood out due to its rapid rotation and elongated form. But the 2017 ...

China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions ...

Nigeria has issued seven-year satellite permits to Amazon's Kuiper Systems, Israel's NSLComm's BeetleSat and Germany-based ...

Why Can't We Find Planet 9? Deep in the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond Neptune and Pluto, something massive is ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

Astronomers have found a compact new cluster of objects inside the Kuiper belt, which is a distant band of icy bodies at the edge of our solar system beyond Neptune. The cluster sits 4.0 billion miles ...

Led by Amir Siraj, a doctoral student in astrophysics at Princeton University, the study reveals a tightly bound group of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) near the known “kernel” structure; an established ...

The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Astronomers may have detected signs of an ancient, untouched cluster of icy objects far beyond Neptune, offering new clues about how the early solar system formed, according to a report by NDTV citing ...

(NEXSTAR) — Skywatcher or not, you’ve likely heard of Halley’s comet. As popular as it is, however, seeing it may be a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence for some. The comet, often referred to as just ...

A strange tilt in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt has scientists wondering if the solar system is hiding another planet—a potential “Planet Y” that could soon join the family of known worlds. The ...