The Very Large Telescope in Chile has found, for the first time, an infant planet nestled in spiral arms of dust around a ...

Scientists have confirmed a potentially habitable fifth planet in the nearby L 98-59 system, revealing a diverse collection ...

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 ...

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

V1298 Tau b, as the planet is called, is a proto-sub-Neptune. With an estimated mass around times our planet, it is smaller than Neptune, which weighs over 17 Earths. The planet is extremely young, ...

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 ...

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

Our sun, currently in its prime, is expected to shine for another 5 billion years. Eventually, it will transform into a red ...

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...

Theories about Planet Nine have been swirling for years, but this newly discovery planet might put those theories to bed for good.

Incredible images reveal the moment a new planet begins to sculpt spirals of dust and gas around its home star, located over 440 light-years from Earth.

According to study co-author Dr Fumi Yoshida, Neptune is the only known massive object near the outer Solar System that could ...