According to the experts, the mysterious objects could be essential for a better understanding of the formation of the solar ...

The 11 objects discovered could be a new class of objects orbiting in a “ring” in the distant reaches of the solar system.

Survey observations using the Subaru Telescope's ultra-widefield prime focus camera have revealed that there may be a ...

Survey observations using the Subaru Telescope's ultra-widefield prime focus camera have revealed that there may be a ...

The Subaru Telescope is a large optical-infrared telescope located on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi and operated by the National ...

Guitar player and astrophysicist Dr. Brian May talks with Amy Shira Teitel about the first stereoscopic image of Pluto ... New Horizons' Single to Celebrate Epic Ultima Thule Flyby: <a href ...

Astronomers have found new objects lurking towards the edge of our solar system. The Kuiper Belt that lies beyond Neptune is ...

The results are in line with theory — but the key to an accurate measurement was understanding how dusty the galaxy is.

These are known as Kuiper Belt objects or KBOs, and astronomers have just found hints of an unexpected rise in their density, ...

Now, scientists have measured the true darkness of the Universe, by taking the most precise measurements yet of the faint ...

Sedna, which is about three-fourths the size of Pluto, is the first dwarf planet discovered in the Oort Cloud. NASA's New Horizons mission performed history's first flyby of the Pluto system on ...