The object’s aphelion—the farthest point on the orbit from the sun—is more than 1,600 times that of Earth’s orbit,” Institute for Advanced Study’s Sihao Cheng mentioned in a recent press release. As ...

A group of astronomers from across the globe have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects ...

New James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, ...

Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will loop around Jupiter on a course that will carry it by Europa 49 times over four years ...

Faculty and alumni from across six decades reflected on Brown University’s impact as an international hub for solar system ...

The Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, captured detailed images of the sun’s southern region in March, something no other probe has done at close range.

For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter ...

“It seems like what makes a planet a planet holds true throughout our solar system. There’s something ... She created a geologic map of Gruithuisen Delta, one of three volcanic domes that comprise the ...

A group of astronomers from across the globe, led by Queen’s University Belfast, have revealed that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to ...