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Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy bodies that holds the secrets to the solar system’s formation.

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A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

Avi Loeb's controversial claim that a recent fireball resulted from an interstellar object is taking a hammering.

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, raising questions about Earth ...

All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...

Can large scale solar projects help meet global energy requirements? Find out what truly goes into making solar a viable ...

It would depend on a lot, say our readers, from how big it was to the route it took - but it could have significant ...