than any of the planets in the outer solar system. Nevertheless, because it orbited the Sun like a planet, it was classified as a planet and named Pluto, after the god of outer darkness in Roman ...

Our solar system has eight planets but in recent years, astronomers have theorised there could well be a ninth planet that's hiding in our solar system we've not been able to see yet.

As part of its extensive slate of observations, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently took a closer look at Pluto’s ...

Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon Oct. 1 ... Gigantic Asteroid Impact Shifted the Axis of Solar System's Biggest Moon Sep. 3, 2024 — Around 4 billion years ago ...

This 'Kuiper Belt' of minor planets beyond Neptune revolutionised our understanding of the solar system's formation and finally explained the origin of the enigmatic outer planet Pluto. This is the ...

Our order of the solar system mnemonics were forever ruined when poor Pluto was unceremoniously booted out of the planetary club back in… actually, we're not telling you the year, because that's ...

The Webb Telescope reveals new insights into icy planetesimals, shedding light on the early solar system's evolution.

Astronomers are on the hunt for a mysterious ninth planet, known as Planet Nine, which could change our understanding of the solar system. Is this hidden world real, or just a myth?

TNOs are small bodies, or 'planetesimals,' orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. They never accreted into planets, and serve as pristine time capsules, preserving crucial evidence of the molecular processes ...

The spacecraft, located more than 24 billion kilometres away, was feared lost to the cosmic ocean after decades of travel. But, as Andrew Griffins writes, thanks to a daring feat of human ingenuity ...

Pluto has had a tough couple of decades. Formerly the ninth planet in our solar system, Pluto was demoted in 2006 to a “dwarf planet.” Only 1,400 miles wide, about half the width of the lower ...

Detecting molecules on distant objects in our Solar System has been complex due to Earth’s atmospheric and instrumental ...