Gonggong is a dwarf planet and a member of the scattered disc beyond Neptune. As of 2019, its distance from the Sun is 88 AU, and it is the sixth-farthest known Solar System object.

NASA’s AWE mission just released millions of gravity wave images from space, unveiling atmospheric forces that ripple through ...

Outlining plans for living and working on Mars, the space agency is focusing on oxygen, food, water, power, spacesuits, ...

The universe is a vast, mysterious place, filled with phenomena that can both awe and alarm us. Among these cosmic events, ...

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured direct images of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ...

On March 29, a partial solar eclipse will cause a dark shadow over eastern North America — and weather satellites will pick ...

A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun. The Parker Solar Probe made its record-breaking first pass ...

Sept. 21, 2025: This partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and the Pacific ...

It’s rare but some solar eclipses cause stunning Instagram-worthy visual effects such as a devil’s horns, a smile or diamond ring sparkling in the sky ...

The rings, believed to be made up of rocky and icy chunks that could be as large as a house, help separate Saturn from other planets in our solar system. They’re also about to perform a vanishing ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.