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Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, ...
At the far reaches of our Solar System lies Pluto, a mysterious world shrouded in shadows and icy terrain. NASA’s latest ...
While for most people Pluto is the most distant planet in the Solar System, things get a lot more fuzzy once you pass Neptune ...
How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...
Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...
Sedna will reach its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, providing a remarkable space-faring opportunity that won’t come ...
How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Learn more about how this planet makes one lap around our Solar System.
The Sun, our life-giving star, is slowly dying. In about 5 billion years, it will exhaust its fuel and transform into a red giant, altering the solar system forever. But long before that, the Sun’s ...
Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered that a hazy sky over frozen Pluto is helping to cool the dwarf planet's atmosphere, while at the same time giving methane and other organic ...
Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...
Pluto is the tiniest planet in our solar system with a diameter of roughly 2,377 kilometers, making it even smaller than our ...