Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse of icy bodies that may hold clues to the solar system’s formation. These ...

located in the Kuiper Belt. Methane detected on their surfaces has the tell-tale signs ... A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System Feb. 8, 2023 — Scientists have discovered a new ring ...

Kuiper Belt, well past the orbit of Neptune (artistic illustration). There may be an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system whose presence is revealed by the strange orbit of objects beyond ...

"Our Solar System’s Kuiper Belt long appeared to be very small in comparison with many other planetary systems," Fraser noted ...

There are also many in a region beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. The solar system also contains small objects called comets. Comets are similar to asteroids, but are made of ice, dust and ...

One hint that there could be more to the solar system than we realise is the weird goings-on outside the Kuiper Belt, a doughnut-shaped ring of icy debris nearly 3,000,000,000 miles from the sun ...

Scientists are exploring the possibility of a hidden ninth planet in our solar system. The planet, dubbed Planet Nine, is believed to exist beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt. Researchers have ...