A newly found icy object, Ammonite, may be a 4-billion-year-old fossil from the Solar System’s edge—and it’s casting doubt on ...

In the icy, dark expanse beyond Neptune, a cosmic fossil has surfaced that threatens to upset decades-old assumptions about the solar system’s secret structure. The new discovery of “Ammonite,” a ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf ...

Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed ...

Researchers just got a step closer to understanding the origins of our solar system, with the discovery of an object orbiting ...

While astronomers have long searched for a mysterious ninth planet lurking beyond Pluto, a recent discovery is turning that ...

Ammonite was discovered using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, with follow-up confirmation from the Canada-France-Hawaii ...