Earth, dubbed Kepler-725c, has been discovered orbiting within the habitable zone of its host star, offering new possibilities in the search for Earth-like conditions beyond our solar system.

A potential new dwarf planet has been discovered in the outer reaches of the solar system, and its existence poses the ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system. The object—which orbits out beyond Neptune—has been named "2017 OF201" by the ...

At 6 light-years from Earth, a discovery is shaking up astronomy. A new planet, Barnard b, has been detected orbiting a red dwarf star. Less massive than Earth and quite inhospitable, this ...

Featuring never-before-seen views of galaxies and more than 2,100 newly discovered asteroids, the observations are only a taste of what to expect from the telescope's upcoming decade-long survey ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

"The discovered planet is only the third of its kind located outside the Galactic Bulge and discovered with this method.” ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years.

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...