A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's ...

A computer simulation predicts that the Rubin Observatory will discover millions of previously undetected objects in the ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and the dynamics that govern it. In particular, there is the long-standing question of whether or ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

Jupiter, roughly 562 million miles from Earth today, has nearly 100 moons. But Batygin and his collaborator Fred Adams' ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Solar System is the name given to the part of space that surrounds the Sun. Even though it is bigger than ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...

Limestone landscapes, like this one in the Stone Forest in China’s Yunnan Province, would be hard to find elsewhere in our solar system ... of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona ...

A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding ...

A new batch of 65 planets located outside our solar system joined the NASA Exoplanet Archive, triggering a celebratory mood. "It's not just a number," Exoplanet Archive science lead Jessie ...

The sun has a bone to pick with Earth — and it’s not done yet. A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals ...