A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.

Learn about the recently discovered trans-Neptunian object that may eventually join Pluto as a dwarf planet, found at the ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, was once so big that it could have held ...

In the cold, distant reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto, astronomers have just identified what could be a new ...

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because ...

A distant, icy world has just been added to our solar system’s official roster, and its strange orbit might challenge one of ...

Scientists believe such an extreme orbit means the object was pushed and pulled by the gravity of giant planets like Jupiter ...

T he Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently, with the name of 2017 OF 201, this is a trans-Neptunian ...

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...