Hunting for the building blocks of life? Located in the asteroid belt, Ceres is likely a good bet, study finds ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar system, announced the discovery on May 21. At roughly 435 miles wide, 2017 ...

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

THERE are planets beyond our own that could be hiding untouched paradises.  Exoplanet LHS 1140 b is just one of them – and ...

A groundbreaking discovery confirmed by NASA surrounding a young star offers new insights into planet formation and the role ...

Scientists had previously believed that no celestial bodies existed in the vast, empty section of space beyond Neptune.

Astronomers have identified a new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, located far beyond Pluto. Its enormous size, comparable ...

The universe is unimaginably vast, with over 2 trillion galaxies and still expanding, far beyond human exploration.

Astronomers may be close to identifying a mysterious object in our solar system. New research points to a potential candidate ...

Astronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the ...

There’s so much more to wild and woolly Glenorchy than that iconic, historic red shed. Since 1885, the wharf shed has served ...

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...