The universe is far more than just a vast emptiness,it's an intricate, mind-boggling realm full of surprises. From the ...

We still don't know for sure if there's a ninth planet in our solar system, but a new discovery could help to prove that ...

Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii detected a faint, icy body. Now named 2023 KQ14, or Ammonite, it lies well beyond Pluto.

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s.

NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the "termination shock," an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, ... Related: New Horizons: Exploring Pluto and beyond.

Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet candidate far beyond Pluto in the solar system. Its existence could mean there's no Planet 9.

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system.. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...

In the cold, distant reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto, astronomers have just identified what could be a new dwarf planet. It's called 2017 OF 201, a rock that appears to be some 700 ...

A new planetarium show at the American Museum of Natural History depicts a spiral in the Oort Cloud, a region far beyond Pluto that’s full of icy comets. (American Museum of Natural History) NEW ...