"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | ...

Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed ...

Once a realm of imagination and stargazing, the Solar System has now been revealed in stunning clarity through decades of ...

This is how our own solar system began forming around 4.5 billion years ago. The pebbles were found in planet-forming zones ...

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that showcase the vast diversity and drama of planetary systems across space ... faster ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed the discovery of a new “Super Earth” located about 154 ...

John Casani, who has died aged 92, was an American spaceflight engineer who led the teams that pioneered Nasa’s explorations ...

Researchers say a new planet was discovered beyond Neptune. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Sihao Cheng et al, Jiaxuan Li and Sihao Cheng/CNN/CNN Newsource) ...

Before it met the 30,000-50,000 kelvin wall at the edge of our Solar System, Voyager 1 took its final images.

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...

The new camera system employs advanced image restoration techniques, compiling 100 short-exposure images — each with a resolution of 8000x6000 pixels — captured at 25 frames per second.