“An Earth-like planet far beyond Neptune could redefine our understanding of the solar system,” says Lykawka. He adds, “It ...

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We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.

The solar system has nine planets, but in 2006 the International Astronomical Union declared Pluto a dwarf planet, making the ...

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

Astronomers say they've found an "interstellar tunnel" near our solar system that potentially leads to the vicinity of other ...

The mysteries of the cosmos continue to unravel, with scientists piecing together clues about the origins of our solar system ...

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Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.