How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...

While for most people Pluto is the most distant planet in the Solar System, things get a lot more fuzzy once you pass Neptune ...

New Horizons just completed its first successful stellar navigation test in deep space, a groundbreaking moment for ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest ...

By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the ...

Amazon's next group of Kuiper satellites could soon reach orbit, propelling the company closer to providing internet to ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system. The object—which orbits out beyond Neptune—has been named "2017 OF201" by the ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has successfully conducted the first-ever deep space stellar navigation test, while traversing the Kuiper Belt.

Amazon has sent more Kuiper craft into space as it looks to deploy a satellite constellation that rivals Starlink, a service ...

There are also a few other hang-ups, as these Kuiper Belt bodies can become unstable during their journey toward the inner Solar System, and such a catastrophic impact on Mars could instigate ...

The Kuiper Belt itself is named after the late Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper, widely considered to be the father of modern planetary science. Where is Project Kuiper located?