The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

There are currently no other explanations for the effects that we see, nor for the myriad other P9-induced effects we see on ...

Every once in a while, space gives us something totally unexpected. Well this time, the solar system is surprising us with a ...

SCOTS may be able to catch a glimpse of Pluto this week as it reaches peak brightness. The dwarf planet is set to be at its ...

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

A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...

The post Scientists Might Just Have Discovered Another Dwarf Planet Sibling For Pluto first on TwistedSifter. In 2006, Ceres – located in our solar system’s main asteroid belt – was officially ...

Looking at dunes and other rock formations on both Earth and Mars can tell scientists the environmental conditions that created them ...

An icy object in perfect sync with Neptune reveals new details about planetary migration and unseen bodies far beyond the Kuiper Belt.

Astronomers have spotted a distant celestial object named 'Ammonite' that could potentially debunk the existence of the theorized Planet Nine.

New moons are the cardinal phase of the monthly lunar cycle, and they occur when the sun and moon meet at the same point in ...