The addition of a super-Earth is least chaotic if the planet is placed towards the end of the asteroid belt near 3 AU (278 million miles or 447 million km), according to the study.

If this hypothesized super-Earth lurks in the outer solar system, we should see it soon. ... The hypothetical Planet Nine is imagined as an ice giant in this artist’s conception.

Artist's impression of Planet Nine – a suspected “wide-orbit” planet – with the Sun in the distance; Neptune's orbit is shown ...

No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...

If there is some planet nine, or "Planet X" lurking out there, we have yet to find it. ... which could be caused by the small gravitational tugs of a super-Earth at the edge of the solar system.

According to a recent study, this planet, possibly located in the Kuiper Belt, is small, with a mass between 1.5 and 3 times that of Earth. "It could be an icy, rocky Earth, or a super-Pluto.

(NewsNation) — In a development that might better explain how planets form around stars, astronomers have found that some stars might not have the right ingredients to make certain types of planets, ...

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new ...

NASA discovers baby planet that could become a super-Earth By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor Nov 27, 2024 An artistic interpretation of the IRAS 04125+2902 (TIDYE-1) system.

The discovery of the exoplanet, a super-Earth called Kepler-735c, is all down to something called transit timing variations, or TTVs for short. Advertisement Let's set the scene.

The researchers suspect it could become a super-Earth exoplanet, or a mini-Neptune. ... (For reference, our middle-aged planet, Earth, is some 4.5 billion years old.) You May Also Like.