An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse ...

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.

Astronomers anticipate an unprecedented view of the solar system as the Rubin Observatory begins to scan millions of hidden ...

With 3.2 billion pixels and a decade-long search, the Rubin Observatory will reveal what’s been hiding in plain sight.

Our solar system is the only one known to have life inside. While scientists are searching for water in other planets, a new ...

Beyond the edge of Neptune, a distant realm of icy debris known as the Kuiper Belt stretches deep into space. This frozen ...

Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

A possible new dwarf planet has been discovered at the edge of our solar system, so far-flung that it takes around 25,000 ...