In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

Makemake, one of the most intriguing dwarf planets in our solar system, stands out for its unique characteristics. Discover ...

New evidence suggests Ceres could be one of the most important places to explore in the solar system. Donald Trump's ...

A bizarre planet defies cosmic norms: scientists have confirmed a giant planet orbiting in reverse around one star in a close ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37.7 billion kilometers) away, light reflecting off Ammonite takes ...

Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...

We usually think of satellites as small objects orbiting planets or stars. But in the broader universe, galaxies themselves ...

Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the latest additions to the Maine Solar System Model, billed as the largest solar ...

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

Researchers may have discovered a gas giant orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A, and it appears to be in the star's habitable ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible gas giant the size of Saturn in the stellar system nearest our own ...

The Near-InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) is a high-resolution spectrograph designed to search for and study exoplanets around stars smaller and cooler than our sun.