The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) researchers used data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey.

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

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After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth's Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...

Model simulations offer insights into the fundamental properties of the solar magnetic field. New studies suggest that the Sun, like Earth, has polar vortices influenced by its magnetic environment. U ...

Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

The plasma magnet drive with dynamic soaring is a system that could be plausibly scaled for human crewed missions up to 2-3% ...

Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy bodies that holds the secrets to the solar system’s formation.

Let's say the course is Earth Science and the unit is astronomy. Some students might be gathered around the teacher, ...

A Chinese Mars rover may have found evidence of an ancient ocean on the arid Red Planet. According to a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, China's Zhurong rover has discovered traces of ...