Rubin Observatory in Chile will discover millions of previously undetected objects in the solar system over the course of the ...

It’s huge. In fact, it’s astronomical! The Colorado Scale Model Solar System depicts the Sun, the planets, and the distances between them all on the same scale of 1 to 10 billion. That is, the real ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

Over millions of years, these objects grew larger, sweeping up material in their orbits and becoming the planets we know today. This model of solar system formation is known as the nebular hypothesis.

Our solar system may not be as isolated as we once thought. According to a new study, more than 1 million interstellar objects could ... say these aren’t just random space rocks, either.

ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System (6-8) The solar system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the sun by its ...

Scientists are intrigued after spotting a highly unusual celestial object lurking at the very edge of our solar system.

Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system ... of objects, which is all they need to leave the gravitational pull of the sun," said Gregg. "For this model, we assumed Alpha ...

The solar system is enveloped by a huge bubble called the heliosphere. Made of charged particles generated by the sun, the heliosphere shields planets and other objects from high-speed ...

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast-moving body using the world's most powerful telescopes. It was found ...

These ancient minor planets are called trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), and they date back to the formation of the solar system. Researchers participating in the Discovering the Surface ...