As of 2025, astronomers have identified at least 14 stars within 10 light-years of the Sun. After the Alpha Centauri system, ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

The Kuiper Belt is a region in space beyond the orbit of Neptune that's home to Pluto and most of the known dwarf planets, as well as some comets that are thought to be relics of the solar system ...

Together, dwarf planets can help scientists learn a lot about how the solar system became what we see today. SEE ALSO: 4 rad dwarf planets that aren't Pluto "The icy worlds beyond Neptune trace ...

If Whyte can find a white dwarf that aligns with ... and be Detected on Earth-like Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad9821 ...

Dwarf planets in the universe’s remnants When the big bang first happened and planets were formed, the asteroid belt basically contained whatever was left over. The clumps could have formed a ...