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Published Moon orbits third largest dwarf planet in our solar system - Moon Orbits Third Largest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System


Astronomers have uncovered a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, 2007 OR10, in the frigid...
Published More evidence for ninth planet roming Solar System's outer fringes - More Evidence for Ninth Planet Roaming Solar System's Outer Fringes


As the search for a hypothetical, unseen planet far, far beyond Neptune's orbit continues, new resea...
Published Despite new information, Pluto will remain a dwarf planet, cosmologist says - Despite New Information, Pluto Will Remain a Dwarf Planet, Cosmologist Says


Back in 1930, it was an easy answer -- Pluto was a planet because we couldn't see anything else brig...
Published NASA's Spitzer detects comet storm in nearby solar system - NASA's Spitzer Detects Comet Storm in Nearby Solar System


NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar syste...
Published Astronomers find extreme weather on an alien world: Cosmic oddball may harbor a gigantic storm - Astronomers Discover Extreme Weather on an Alien World: Cosmic Oddball May Harbor a Gigantic Storm


A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby...
Published Astronomers find ice and possibly methane on Snow White, a distant dwarf planet - Astronomers Discover Ice and Methane on Snow White, a Distant Dwarf Planet


Astronomers have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 -- nicknamed Snow White -- is an icy wor...
Published 'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto - Plutoid: The New Name for Solar System Objects Like Pluto



The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets lik...
Published How icy outer solar system satellites may have formed - How Icy Outer Solar System Satellites May Have Formed


Beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune, there are a multitude of icy and rocky small bodies, smaller...
Published Astronomers find first compelling evidence for a moon outside our solar system - Astronomers Find First Compelling Evidence for a Moon Outside Our Solar System


On the hunt for distant worlds, researchers have identified an exomoon candidate around the transiti...
Published Gaia space telescope rocks the science of asteroids - Gaia Space Telescope Rocks the Science of Asteroids


The European Gaia space mission has produced an unprecedented amount of new, improved, and detailed...
Published Satellites and light reflections help researchers spot coastal plastic waste - Satellites and Light Reflections Help Researchers Spot Coastal Plastic Waste


Geospatial scientists have found a way to detect plastic waste on remote beaches that are not visibl...
Published Using sunlight to save satellites from a fate of 'space junk' - Using Sunlight to Save Satellites from a Fate of 'Space Junk'


Satellites are almost always illuminated by the sun, apart from short transitions to Earth's shadow. ...
Published The Milky Way's satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation - The Milky Way's Satellites Help Reveal Link Between Dark Matter Halos and Galaxy Formation


Just like we orbit the sun and the moon orbits us, the Milky Way has satellite galaxies with their o ...
Published Evidence supports 'hot start' scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto - Evidence Supports 'Hot Start' Scenario and Early Ocean Formation on Pluto


A new study suggests that Pluto and other large Kuiper belt objects started out with liquid oceans w...
Published All about Ultima: New Horizons flyby target is unlike anything explored in space - All About Ultima: New Horizons Flyby Target is Unlike Anything Explored in Space


NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly by a target nicknamed 'Ultima Thule,' 4 billion miles f...
Published New exoplanet discovered - New Exoplanet Discovered: A Breakthrough in Astronomy



Astronomers report the first exoplanet jointly discovered through direct imaging and precision astro...
Published Cooling down solar cells, naturally - Cooling Down Solar Cells, Naturally


Too much sun and too much heat can reduce the efficiency of photovoltaics. A solar farm with optimal ...
Published Demystifying vortex rings in nuclear fusion, supernovae - Demystifying Vortex Rings in Nuclear Fusion, Supernovae



Better understanding the formation of swirling, ring-shaped disturbances -- known as vortex rings --...
Published Clean, sustainable fuels made 'from thin air' and plastic waste - Clean, Sustainable Fuels Made 'From Thin Air' and Plastic Waste



Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes -- or eve...
Published Past rapid warming levels in the Arctic associated with widespread climate changes - Past Rapid Warming Levels in the Arctic Associated with Widespread Climate Changes


Using Greenland ice cores, new research is the first to confirm the longstanding assumption that cli...