For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.

Solar storms have the potential to cause catastrophic damage. One that occurred around the end of October 2003 (now called ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

A recently discovered celestial body is rewriting our knowledge of the Kuiper Belt and maybe challenging the existence of the ...

The discovery of the exoplanet, a super-Earth called Kepler-735c, is all down to something called transit timing variations, ...

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Astronomers say that a collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda may not be a forgone conclusion and “we could avoid this ...

An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why ...

For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and the dynamics that ...

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.

As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...