Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s.

The New Horizons station is the first man-made object to reach Pluto. Till now, an incredibly distant and barely seen by ...

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...