Potentially habitable exoplanets are so incredibly common that astronomers have started to consider more unusual situations ...
Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy bodies offering crucial insights into the solar system’s formation.
If Brown’s hidden world is real, Rubin will almost certainly find it or strong indirect evidence that it exists. “In the ...
Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs. Now scientists are finding clues that our Sun may once have had a companion of its ...
Called Kepler-51, the Sun-like yellow dwarf star was found in 2012 to have three exoplanets in its orbit; each, it would turn ...
If a future spacecraft can confirm that they are organic, then it would virtually confirm that Ceres is producing these ...
Astronomers are on the hunt for a mysterious ninth planet, known as Planet Nine, which could change our understanding of the solar system. Is this hidden world real, or just a myth?
The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, ...
Saturn's intricate structure, interactions, and diverse components make it a fascinating 'mini solar system' within the ...
The Webb Telescope reveals new insights into icy planetesimals, shedding light on the early solar system's evolution.
Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.