The outer solar system begins where sunlight fades and distances stretch beyond everyday comprehension. This journey traces ...
Beyond Pluto lies a collection of frozen worlds that challenge traditional ideas of what planets should be. This episode ...
Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...
In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn ...
"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...
Today (Feb. 17), an annular solar eclipse will commence its journey across a remote region of Antarctica where it will be visible to more penguins than people. The partial solar eclipse portion of the ...
Astronomers have long debated why so many icy objects in the outer solar system look like snowmen. Michigan State University ...