As astronomers rush to study a newly discovered comet from beyond our solar system, a powerful new observatory may turn rare ...

There are a lot of worlds beyond the orbit of Neptune. Some are dwarf planets, while many others are much smaller rocks ...

An 18-year-old student passionate about astronomy has made history by discovering 1.5 million previously unknown celestial objects. His algorithm using artificial intelligence could revolutionize ...

Objects and materials can be sorted into groups based on the properties they have in common. Objects and materials can be grouped in different ways depending on the properties used to group them. NGSS ...

New simulations reveal that around 1 million "macroscopic" objects from our closest stellar neighbors, the Alpha Centauri system, may already reside in the Oort Cloud, far from sight.

The study found that the 1.1 billion objects in 73 museums were cared for by just 4,500 science staff and 4,000 volunteers. To put this into context, Google alone employs roughly 140,000 people. The ...