A field star drifting within 10,000 astronomical units may be enough. This could rattle the Oort Cloud, the icy shell at the ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

The White House bid to terminate NASA’s fantastical flights of exploration “across the solar system” threatens to explode ...

A recent study indicates a small chance that Earth could be ejected from our solar system due to passing stars. Simulations ...

Voyager 2, the second spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit, has ventured to the very edge of our Solar System, delivering ...

June 3, 2025 — Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this ...

In the latest shutdown, the cosmic ray subsystem experiment on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s low-energy charged particle ...

The monstrous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 is the second most distant body originating from the Oort Cloud found to be ...

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory ...

In an exciting breakthrough in planetary science, a recent study has increased the likelihood of Planet Nine’s existence by ...

Researchers in the US have suggested there is a 40 percent chance a ninth planet could exist in our solar system. Planet Nine ...

New research shows there is at least a 40% chance of the existence of Planet Nine, but scientists are still looking for ...