For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

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

The New Horizons station is the first man-made object to reach Pluto. Till now, an incredibly distant and barely seen by ...

On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons space probe came within 7,800 miles of Pluto, providing NASA scientists with the clearest ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

On July 14, 2015, a spacecraft flew by Pluto for the first time! NASA's New Horizons spacecraft spent 9.5 years making the ...

There is no danger of 2020 VN 40 colliding with Neptune, as the orbit of this distant world is very inclined with respect to ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known objects. They number in the thousands, and they get ...

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...