Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a subsurface ocean on the icy dwarf planet.

If Brown’s hidden world is real, Rubin will almost certainly find it or strong indirect evidence that it exists. “In the ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope—yes, that’s actually the ...

Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.

The potential discovery of a large planet beyond Neptune’s orbit could change everything we know about the Solar System.

J anuary 5, 2005, is an astronomical anniversary that is not really marked but should be. It saw the discovery of dwarf ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The ...

A new study has revealed that some of the ocean's tiniest fish are having an outsized impact when it comes to helping the ...

A creature not seen since the 1800s reappeared in the net of artisanal fishers in Chile, and was one of the most read species ...