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How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified TOI-1846 b, a super-Earth exoplanet located 154 light-years away.
When most people think of our Solar System, they think of the 8 planets officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). But what if I told you there are at least 40 planets, and ...
Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this ...
Methuselah, located 12,400 light years away in the constellation Scorpio, is one of the most ancient exoplanets ever ...
Pluto was long considered our ninth planet, but the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in ...
Astronomers have found a new exoplanet named TOI-1846 b. This planet is nearly twice the size of Earth. It may contain a lot ...
Sedna, a distant dwarf planet three-quarters the size of Pluto, is inching toward the brightest star in our sky — and in 2076 ...
Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are ...
A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of conventional astronomy theory, and is making experts reconsider conventional ...
Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system that is thought to be within the habitable zone of its star.