After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...
Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. The findings suggest the distal solar system ...
Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.
When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...
You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.
Our ability to detect planets outside our Solar System is becoming more refined. Thus, astrophysicists can now detect exoplanets still nestled within the dust cloud that witnessed their birth, right ...
A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...
The Subaru Telescope has discovered new objects beyond the known Kuiper Belt, suggesting a more complex structure at the edge ...
Astronomers have been trying to find a new planet beyond the orbit of Neptune for several decades, but all to no avail. Its nickname is Planet Nine; supposing this planet exists, it could help explain ...
Think you know Earth? Think again! From our planet's powerful magnetic field to the oceans and life-sustaining atmosphere, this video uncovers fascinating aspects of Earth that often go untaught in ...
Lux Aeterna has revealed the work that went into the VFX for BBC2 series Solar System.
The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, ...