SEATTLE – NASA has discovered the smallest planet ever seen beyond our solar system – a rocky world just 1.4 times larger than Earth – using its planet-hunting Kepler observatory. The planet, called ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it ...
Our solar system now, once again, officially consists of only eight planets. Although largely debunked, speculation continued ...
The Solar System is home to a remarkable range of planets, from tiny rocky worlds to massive gas giants. But just how big are these planets really? To put it into perspective, we can run some ...
Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...