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

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

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.

OF201 is incredibly lightweight on a cosmic scale. Scientists estimate its mass is about 20,000 times less than Earth’s and ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

Solar panels can lower your electricity bills, reduce your carbon footprint, and increase your home’s value. However, ...

Almost 20 years after Pluto was infamously downgraded from its status as a planet, scientists now believe they have ...

Given the name 2017 OF201, the object falls into a category called trans-Neptunian objects that orbit the sun at a distance ...

A new member of the solar system has been detected, the second-largest of its kind, suggesting there may be more like it ...

They said: ‘The discovery of 2017 OF201 is significant because it’s found in a region of the Solar System thought to be empty ...

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal object approximately 435 miles wide in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, ...