Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, ...

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Early observations of the planets revealed worlds far different from Earth, demonstrating that the universe was far more ...

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Though Pluto has formally been considered a dwarf planet for almost two decades, it still has many lessons left for planetary scientists — including hints about how the solar system formed.

If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s.

Space Could we tweak the solar system to make Pluto a planet again? Pluto officially lost its planethood in 2006, and this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about bringing it back by making ...