2014 MU69: New Horizons Space Mission Discovers Distant Object in Kuiper Belt Rich in Complex Sugars

Medicine & Technology Jun 04, 2024

The flyby of the New Horizons spacecraft on a distant object in the Kuiper Belt revealed an unexpected presence of organic molecules. Check this article to learn more.

Exploring the Outer Limits: Where Does Our Solar System End?

Apr 03, 2024

Scientists have been debating the solar system's outer boundary, with three contenders vying for recognition. Find out in this article which one of them is superior.

Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth Has More Similarities to a Snowman Aside From Their Shape

Mar 21, 2024

Arrokoth, the object spotted at the Kuiper Belt, is made of a mixture of water, ice, and carbon monoxide. Continue reading to learn more about it.

New Horizons Reveals Extended Kuiper Belt, Challenging Previous Solar System Boundaries

Feb 22, 2024

NASA’s New Horizons discovers increased interstellar dust levels near the supposed outer Kuiper Belt boundary, defying previous models. Continue reading to learn more details.

NASA's New Horizons Found a Dozen Large Objects Beyond the Kuiper Belt's Outer Boundary

Oct 09, 2023

A study found a dozen large objects beyond the Kuiper Belt, hinting at a deeper structure or a second belt in the Solar System. Continue reading to learn more. 

Planet Nine or Not? Earth-Like World Could Be Lurking Around the Solar System, Scientists Say

Sep 03, 2023

A team of Japanese astronomers thinks that an Earth-like planet could be taking refuge in the Kuiper Belt. Read to learn more.

What Happened to Pluto? Why Is It No Longer a Planet but Has Become a World?

Jul 28, 2023

Only 76 years after its discovery, Pluto’s status was downgraded to that of a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Read the article to find out why.

New Planet 9 Theory: Earth-Like Body Drifted and Hid in the Outskirts of Solar System

Sep 23, 2021

A new study suggests that an Earth-like planet intially existed in our solar system, but drifted away past Neptune and to the Kuiper Belt.

Solar System Estimated to Be Much Younger at 4.55 Billion Years Based on Magnetism Analysis

Aug 12, 2021

A new study unveiled an innovative technique that will help them study the early solar system through the use of magnetism.

Unsolved Mystery: Scientists are Still Debating Whether Pluto is a Planet or Not

Nov 08, 2019

In order for a celestial body to be a planet, it should become gravitationally dominant with no other celestial body close to its size except for some of its satellites which, unfortunately, Pluto cannot.

Hubble Discovers a Moon Around the Third Largest Dwarf Planet

May 20, 2017

Hubble Space Telescope finds the third largest dwarf planet in Kuiper Belt has a moon orbiting the planet.

NASA Update: New Horizons Spacecraft Headed Halfway Towards The Kuiper Belt For Its Next Flyby Mission To 2014 MU69

Apr 06, 2017

Eleven years ago from today spacecraft called New Horizons blasted off for Pluto. Now, after completing its journey on Pluto it's moving towards the Kuiper Belt Object(KBO) 2014 MU69. In the recent bulletin, NASA confirmed that Has already traveled half way towards the object.

New Planets Hiding In the Shadow of Pluto

Jan 18, 2015

While space agencies and astronomers alike have found that the outer fringes of our very own solar system holds small asteroids and chunks of ice, as opposed to life, it turns out that our investigation of the relatively small solar system is far from over. In fact, a pair of new studies published just this week reveal that we may be adding new members to the roster as at least two new planets larger than Earth are likely hiding beyond Pluto.

New Study Reveals Prospective Planets Just Beyond Pluto—And There May Be More Than One

Jan 17, 2015

Though Pluto may have been demoted from the title of planet to “dwarf planet”, NASA’s newest mission New Horizons which plans a flyby next summer has sparked new interest in the farthest depths of our very own solar system. And it appears that we may not just stop there. According to a new study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers believe that even closer than our Oort cloud we may find at least two more planets circling our Sun far beyond Pluto’s vast expanses.