The potential discovery of a large planet beyond Neptune’s orbit could change everything we know about the Solar System.

Astronomers have discovered 85 possible exoplanets outside the Solar System which could potentially sustain life after ...

Planet X, also called Planet Nine, is a hypothetical planetary body seven times the mass of Earth lurking behind Pluto. If ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader ...

Scientists have discovered new characteristics of a small body which orbits the sun between Jupiter and Neptune, providing ...

The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

21, 2024 — Researchers have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic systems ... and more efficient solar panels, new research has discovered how to make more molecules ...

A new U of A study challenges decades of scientific assumptions about the origin of Pluto and its moon Charon.

Scientists from the University of Central Florida have used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal that a mysterious object ...

J anuary 5, 2005, is an astronomical anniversary that is not really marked but should be. It saw the discovery of dwarf ...