For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and the dynamics that ...

Star and planet formation has largely been considered separate, sequential processes. But in a new study, scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have modeled a different scenario where ...

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse ...

The curious minds at What If investigate the cosmic chaos caused by swapping the orbits of certain planets in our solar system. Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.

Astronomers anticipate an unprecedented view of the solar system as the Rubin Observatory begins to scan millions of hidden ...

While there are plenty of other TNOs in the solar system, what makes 2017OF201 special is its large size and extreme orbit. Sihao Cheng et al. The orbits of several TNO’s including 2017OF201 lab ...

In 2004, David Ramm at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand spotted a mysterious repeating signal while observing the motion of a pair of stars in a system called Nu Octantis. This started ...

There’s been a lot of discussion in the past few days about the merit of Australia’s electoral system. This has come in response to some conservative attacks on our preferential system ...