A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.

Astronomers have just uncovered a massive new object at the edge of our solar system — and it could change everything we thought we knew about space. Named 2017 OF201, this trans-Neptunian object ...

Learn how a possible ninth planet, the theoretical Planet X, could have acquired its wide orbit in the outer Solar System - a ...

A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding ...

New research suggests that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was once even bigger—about twice its current size—and had a magnetic field 50 times stronger than it does today. This ...

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

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

The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive hydrogen cloud, known as Eos, shining brightly in ultraviolet light near our solar ...

At long last, particles of water–ice have been discovered in the frozen Kuiper Belt of another star. The discovery, made by ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope offers sharper images, efficient light use, and the ability to find Earth-like planets.

Astronomers have discovered that the Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, was once so big that it could have held ...