A new type of computer simulation predicts that the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will discover 2.85 million previously ...

Most of the time, astronomers use high-tech telescopes and expensive equipment to make observations. This time, they just had ...

Our solar system is made up of a wide variety of various cosmic bodies. Between planets, moons, and asteroids, the expanse of ...

As exotic as distant galaxies may seem, there are plenty of wonders to discover in our own backyard. The solar system ...

For instance, Neptune migrated outward, switching places with Uranus, and pushed a lot of the small, icy bodies into the ...

Less than 1% of this dwarf planet candidate's orbit is close enough to detect, which means astronomers are lucky to have ...

Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a highly ...

U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system's outer reaches.