After studying thousands of computer simulations of the solar system, researchers at Rice University and the Planetary Science Institute think there’s a 40% chance an elusive “Planet Nine” or ...
In the remote outer reaches of planetary systems, far beyond the orbit of known planets, enormous and mysterious worlds silently loop around their stars. Some drift as far as 10,000 times the ...
"It represents a major step forward in how we think about the search for distant worlds capable of hosting life." Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be ...
Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...
Astronomers believe there is a Planet Nine in the outer solar system beyond Neptune. A team led by Amos Chen from the National Tsing Hua University, is searching for Planet Nine’s heat ...
Scientists investigate psychological responses to long-term experiences of lack of natural light, spatial confinement, ...
The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...
In the cold, distant reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto, astronomers have just identified what could be a new dwarf planet. It's called 2017 OF 201, a rock that appears to be some 700 ...
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 ...