Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy material, the ingredients of planets," according to NASA's Goddard Space ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar system, announced the discovery on May 21. At roughly 435 miles wide, 2017 ...

Scientists suggest a star and its planet are orbiting a second star in two opposite directions in an exotic binary star ...

James Webb Space Telescope detects frozen water in a distant young star system, revealing a Kuiper Belt–like icy debris disk.

Scientists have discovered a mysterious new object far beyond Neptune, and it could be one of the most distant dwarf planets ...

Webb’s powerful instruments have detected crystalline water ice in a distant star system, offering rare insight into planet ...

Scientists had previously believed that no celestial bodies existed in the vast, empty section of space beyond Neptune.

Pluto has become a beloved object in our solar system ever since the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reclassified it from a planet to a dwarf planet back in 2006 – a decision which has ...

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable planetary system that challenges long-held assumptions about where planets can ...