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 ...

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, ...

Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

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

Over the past decade, researchers have been puzzling through Pluto’s mysteries. Meanwhile, the New Horizons probe heads for interstellar space.

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

NASA and USGS are mapping critical minerals in the American West using airborne sensors to help reduce U.S. reliance on ...

NASA launched New Horizons to explore Pluto. In 2019, it visited the furthest object in the Solar System we have seen up close.

Pluto isn’t considered a planet because it lacks enough gravity to clear its orbit, not just because of its distance. Despite receiving less than 1% of Earth’s sunlight, Pluto is still surprisingly ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Come July, stargazers can enjoy a spectacular celestial showcase featuring star clusters, meteor showers, and planetary sightings, including a rare glimpse of dwarf planet Pluto. From the buck moon to ...

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...