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 ...

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 ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

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

It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...

Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas ...