When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

An artist's illustration of the view from a Kuiper Belt object. (CREDIT: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)) Astronomers at Princeton University have uncovered evidence that the outer solar system is ...

Astronomers at Princeton University have uncovered evidence that the outer solar system is more structured than long believed. Led by astrophysics doctoral student Amir Siraj, the research points to a ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ...

There are thousands of known exoplanets, many of which are too dark to directly see, but scientists have made a 3D map by ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously unknown world may be lurking in the outer reaches of the solar system. The ...

In the bigger picture, “down” could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

Astronomers have identified a rare sednoid called Ammonite, an icy object beyond Neptune that offers new insight into the ...

A new study highlights a semi-transparent, color-tunable solar cell designed to work in places traditional panels can't, like ...

Why today’s AI systems struggle with consistency and how emerging world models aim to give machines a steady grasp of space ...

The exhibit combines ultra-high-definition images taken by the James Webb Telescope with giant models of the planets and suns ...