A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests.
The 11 objects discovered could be a new class of objects orbiting in a “ring” in the distant reaches of the solar system.
The Subaru Telescope is a large optical-infrared telescope located on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi and operated by the National ...
The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers ...
These are known as Kuiper Belt objects or KBOs, and astronomers have just found hints of an unexpected rise in their density, ...