The outer reaches of our Solar System continue to reveal a complex dynamical environment where the interplay of gravitational forces shapes the orbits of a myriad of distant bodies. Research in this ...
The newly identified cluster of Kuiper Belt objects lies about 4 billion miles from the Sun, offering fresh clues about how ...
Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...
Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" body residing on the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research. The object – which goes by the formal designation 2023 KQ14 but is nicknamed ...
When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it ...
Astronomers at Princeton University have uncovered evidence that the outer solar system is more structured than long believed ...
A new extreme trans-Neptunian object (ETNO), designated 2023 KQ14 (Ammonite), has been discovered, representing only the fourth known sednoid – a class of ETNOs with highly distant and elongated ...
The orbit of 2023 KQ 14 (in red) compared to the orbits of the other three sednoids (in white). 2023 KQ 14 was discovered near its perihelion at a distance of 71 astronomical units (71 times the ...
For lovers of newly identified space objects, July has indeed been an exciting month. Last week, astronomers described Ammonite, a potential dwarf planet beyond Pluto. Yesterday, astronomers announced ...
A team of astronomers recently discovered a mysterious object in the outer solar system that is in a resonant orbit with Neptune. This object, named 2020 VN40, orbits the Sun every time Neptune ...
LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...
There is an object from outer space that is making people curious and confuse them much. This object is named 3I/ATLAS. It ...