Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

A team of scientists accidentally visualized a hidden spiral in the Oort Cloud, and it might change everything we know about the solar system. A routine planetarium show at New York’s Hayden ...

Sedna is drifting into a part of its path where human technology can finally contemplate catching up, and that window will ...

The Oort Cloud, an expanse of icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system, is shown here in a scene from "Encounters in the Milky Way," a show at New York City's Hayden Planetarium that spawned ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural History ...

Astronomers searching for the faintest glimmers of light beyond distant Pluto say they’ve discovered a new dwarf planet – and that this planetoid’s movements hint that an invisible giant planet ...

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An accidental discovery might change how we think about one of the most mysterious structures in our solar system. The Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun at a distance ...