Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labeled as planet X, prominent astronomers ...

For over a century, astronomers have wondered if there’s an extra planet in our Solar System that we haven’t been able to detect yet. It seems like we get another “Planet Nine” candidate — formerly ...

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...

A telescope has discovered a new world on the edge of the Milky Way – potentially confirming the ‘Planet X’ theory. Beyond Neptune, a smaller ‘ninth’ planet has been identified in the Kuiper Belt. If ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

A mysterious new world may be hiding in the outer reaches of our solar system. According to arecent study published on arXiv by Amir Siraj of Princeton University and colleagues, a previously unknown ...

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory about the possibility of a giant ninth planet. The dwarf planet's existence ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

A possible cousin of Pluto seems to be circling the far reaches of the solar system. The dwarf planet candidate 2017 OF201 travels in a superwide orbit, with the sun relatively near one end of its ...

Astronomers have observed a massive growth rate in a free-floating rogue planet that’s gobbling up gas and dust at a record rate of 6.6 billion tons per second.