As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region ...

Astronomers have just discovered a new celestial body in our solar system that could challenge major space theory. 2017 OF201 ...

If the Sun were to begin its gradual expansion into a red giant, the most immediate physical effects on the human body would ...

The mystery object, known as ASKAP J1832- 0911, is located within the Milky Way about 15,000 light-years away from Earth.

In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers have identified a strange object in the Milky Way galaxy. This celestial body, ...

The orbit of 2017 OF₂₀₁ is so extreme that we would not be able to detect the celestial body on 99 percent of its orbit. It ...

VLBI networks allow multiple astronomical telescopes to observe a celestial body simultaneously, providing far more extensive detail and data. "With the addition of these two new telescopes ...

But astronomers may have found new evidence that points to a celestial body that could be a possible candidate as "Planet Nine," according to a new paper, which has been accepted for publication ...

The International Astronomical Union defines a planet as a celestial body that orbits the sun, is massive enough that gravity has forced it into a spherical shape, and has cleared away other ...

Here’s how it works. The term "perihelion" describes the point in an astronomical body's orbit where it is nearest to the sun. Derived from the Greek words peri (around) and helios (sun), the ...

The International Astronomical Union defines a planet as a celestial body that orbits the sun, is massive enough that gravity has forced it into a spherical shape, and has cleared away other objects ...