Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, ...

A team of astronomers announced Tuesday that a new satellite measuring roughly 90 football fields across was discovered ...

Astronomers may have demoted Pluto from full-fledged planet to dwarf status, but evidence suggests the solar system may still ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new moon that is small and dim in orbit around Uranus. The discovery brings ...

This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

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An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Galway, has hailed the "remarkable ...

“This milestone represents decades of cosmic exploration driven by NASA space telescopes — exploration that has completely changed the way humanity views the night sky,” Shawn Domagal-Goldman, acting ...

The celestial body is the youngest transiting planet found to date. Madyson Barber, a grad student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was researching young transiting systems in space ...

Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. A team of astronomers announced Tuesday that a new satellite measuring roughly 90 ...