The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...

Elon Musk, under the username "Kekius Maximus," has joined William Shatner in advocating for Pluto's reclassification as a planet. Shatner playfully s ...

There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation coming from the sun. They are the most powerful explosions in our solar system, according to NASA. The biggest solar flares are labeled as X-class flares.

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City on October 5, 1958. His parents were Cyril and Sunchita Tyson. Cyril was a sociologist and human resource commissioner for a New ...