Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse of icy bodies that may hold clues to the solar system’s formation. These ...

Along with the major planets — Earth, Jupiter, and so forth — the Solar System is home to many small bodies including asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt objects like Pluto, and their satellites. While the ...

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

HD 20794d orbits its star with two other super-Earth planets, designated b and c, which orbit their star every 18.3 and 89.6 days, respectively. These were discovered in 2011 by a team of Geneva ...

Orbits of natural bodies in the universe are usually not perfectly circular — they are elliptical. Some orbits are ever so slightly elliptical (like a somewhat squashed circle, or, in ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any ...

July 11, 2024 — The International Astronomical Union defines a planet as a celestial body that orbits the sun, is massive enough that gravity has forced it into a ... June 25, 2024 — Solar ...

College basketball fans were treated to a jam-packed weekend of highlights, including statement wins and upsets. With that, FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy is back with his latest NCAA ...

Amazon is suing a Washington state agency to block the release of sensitive Project Kuiper documents requested by The Washington Post, citing trade secrets and employee privacy concerns. Listen to ...