Gonggong is a dwarf planet and a member of the scattered disc beyond Neptune. As of 2019, its distance from the Sun is 88 AU, and it is the sixth-farthest known Solar System object.

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

The Jacksonville company is pioneering what it called “space-to-space power beaming” which, in essence, would be the ...

As civilisations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It’s likely that an advanced civilisation ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.

As civilizations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It's likely that an advanced civilization ...

Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...

Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of the space age, and ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope detected carbon dioxide directly on exoplanets for the first time. This allows the formation of planets to be reconstructed.