Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

According to astronomers, the last time this planet came close to the Sun was in 1930. In the same year, Pluto was discovered ...

A new member of the solar system has been detected, the second-largest of its kind, suggesting there may be more like it ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...

The object’s aphelion – the farthest point on the orbit from the Sun – is more than 1,600 times that of the Earth’s orbit,” said Sihao Cheng of the Institute for Advanced Study, discussing the ...

Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...

Scientists studying the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan have discovered a mysterious, gyroscopic motion they can't quite explain.

A new 8K camera system at the Vacuum Tower Telescope in Tenerife captures images of the Sun's surface in stunning detail.

( NewsNation) — Venus could be hiding asteroids that would be deadly if they hit Earth, some experts say. A new study ...