This discovery challenges established theories of solar system formation and could indicate a second Kuiper Belt. (This is an ...

Astronomers have discovered a hidden feature in exoplanet distribution that could explain the absence of so-called ...

Out of This World Mars, unlike other planets in the Solar System, has a triaxial shape, meaning that the red planet is not a ...

R esearchers looking for objects in the Kuiper Belt – the donut-shaped region beyond the orbit of Neptune containing icy ...

For about 4.5 billion years, our planet has circled the sun on a stable, rhythmic path. Each of Earth's orbits takes ...

Scientists find evidence of past solar storms that would have catastrophic impact on Earth today - New approach crucial to ...

while NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes are 164.7 and 137.6 AU from the sun, respectively — out in interstellar space.

Berlind said that AI software’s capabilities to handle large amounts of data can benefit a multitude of fundamental questions ...

Astronomers have found evidence of a process that supports an alternative, more rapid approach to planetary formation, more ...

The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers ...

Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call ...

Solar energy harnesses the sun's rays, a clean and abundant resource. Unlike fossil fuels, it doesn't produce harmful ...