A recently discovered celestial body is rewriting our knowledge of the Kuiper Belt and maybe challenging the existence of the ...

Almost 20 years after Pluto was infamously downgraded from its status as a planet, scientists now believe they have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Pluto, discovered in 1930 ... redefined the criteria for planet classification.According to NASA, an object must meet the following three conditions to be classified as a planet: It must orbit ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again made headlines, but this time it is not about space exploration or groundbreaking technological advancements. Instead, Musk has joined forces with Hollywood ...

and potential subsurface oceans—proving that Pluto is an active and dynamic world, regardless of its classification. Though no longer officially a planet, Pluto continues to be a key focus of ...