Thanks to JWST, we've learned key details about methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life — on ...

A team of astronomers believes they may have spotted a serious candidate for a ninth planet in our Solar System. This object, ...

It has not been detected formally. Instead, astronomers have inferred its presence from perceived perturbations of the orbits ...

Trans-Neptunian objects are the most distant solar system objects viewable from Earth. With some good equipment, a bit of luck, a bit of persistence and clear skies, you should be able to see some.

The presence of another planet in the solar system could explain the odd movements of some of the bodies in the Kuiper Belt.

UCF scientists and collaborators analyzed far-away bodies — known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) — and found varying ...

This range aligns with theoretical predictions for Planet Nine’s distance and mass, estimated between 7 and 17 times that of Earth . The researchers initially identified 13 candidate pairs showing the ...

Binary systems are common among large trans-Neptunian objects, yet their formation mechanisms remain debated. Traditional theories, like the streaming instability—where gas drag in the ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping ...

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