A newly identified dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, has been discovered in the distant outer reaches of the solar system.

The object is about 700 kilometres wide and lies nearly three times farther from Earth than Neptune. Its highly elongated ...

The TNO, which are described as minor planets that orbit the sun at a greater distance than Neptune, were found on the edge ...

As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region ...

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural ...

Space enthusiasts and families across the U.K. will have the chance to contribute directly to climate science through an ...

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Penguin droppings release ammonia that forms clouds, affecting Antarctica's climate and potentially slowing warming.

Volcanic ash from eruptions can reshape cirrus clouds, forming giant ice crystals and altering how Earth traps heat in the ...

Almost all life in the ocean depends on the upper waters where sunlight filters in, known as the photic zone – but new ...