Somewhere beyond Neptune, the Kuiper Belt is bent. Not by much, and not in a way any known planet can account for. A study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters in ...

Scientists have long suspected this was a relatively peaceful process, with showers of primordial solids slowly raining out ...

Every image you’ve seen of the solar system is a simplification — and a misleading one. Space isn’t flat, and there is no ...

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

Scientists discover that planetary system TOI-201 is changing its orbital structure, revealing to astronomers the role of ...

A growing solar system model stretching from Oregon to Prosser gave visitors a new way to explore Tri-Cities trails and the ...

Southwest Research Institute scientists propose a new model for the formation of compact exoplanetary systems that contain multiple rocky planets in tight orbits around their star. In this model, ...