Created by the sun, the protective bubble of the heliosphere shields our solar system from harmful radiation. A new mission has launched to map it like never before.

Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising ...

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

What will our solar system look like after the Sun dies? This is what a recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society hop | Space ...

Anyone hungry for the icy crunch of a Pluto -like body? No? Well, one nearby white dwarf is going all in on a Pluto-esque ...

During observations of Pluto, an astonishing discovery gradually emerged—there seems to be ice volcanoes on Pluto. This ...

When most of us think about what shaped our planet, we probably picture volcanoes, earthquakes, and huge continents slowly ...

Pluto's unusual eccentricity and tilt is likely due to its interactions with neighboring Neptune and other giant planets, ...

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

Pluto, once considered the ninth planet, lies over 6 billion kilometers from Earth, making it one of the most difficult ...

Unlike typical comets, ‘Oumuamua lacks rock or carbon-rich material. It is also much more elongated than other comets. It looks pancake-shaped, not spherical like regular comets.

Hubble discovered a white dwarf planet devouring a Pluto-like object, revealing debris rich in water and nitrogen.