Six Planet Parade Peaks this weekend: Will it be visible to the naked eye? Here’s how to get the best viewSix Planet Parade: For those hoping for a dramatic celestial alignment, the six planet parade offers a subtle rather than spectacular show....
20 Feb, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Planet Nine may not be alone, as astronomers spot hints of a hidden ‘Planet Y’ far beyond NeptuneA new study suggests the existence of Planet Y. This hidden planet may be affecting the Kuiper Belt. The gravity of Planet Y could be causi...
23 Aug, 2025, 02.56 PM IST
Planet nine stays hidden, but the solar system has a new mystery guestA newly identified dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, has been discovered in the distant outer reaches of the solar system. Measuring about 70...
30 May, 2025, 09.32 AM IST
2017 OF201: All about the new planet found beyond PlutoAstronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the Sun. This dis...
24 May, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
Planet Parade 2025: Zodiac signs that will have good luck and those that may face bad luck during rare alignmentThe 2025 planet parade is more than a celestial spectacle, it’s a time of transformation. While some zodiac signs flourish, others are call...
22 Jan, 2025, 01.06 AM IST
NASA's new finding: 126 rare exoplanets, some capable of supporting life. Pics hereA new catalog featuring 126 exoplanets discovered through NASA's TESS and the Keck Observatory has been released, revealing diverse planet ...
27 May, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
Scientists puzzled why this dwarf planet has ring, not moon. See detailsScientists are puzzled by recent observations of a distant planet in our solar system, Quaoar, which has a dense ring surrounding it instea...
09 Feb, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
This exoplanet, twice the size of the Earth, may have right conditions for lifeIt has been suggested that K2-18b would be more like a smaller version of Neptune.
28 Feb, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
Extremely distant solar system object discoveredScientists have discovered a distant object at the edge of the solar system, which completes one orbit around the Sun every 40,000 years, a...
03 Oct, 2018, 12.06 PM IST
- India discovers sub-Saturn size planet
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) has discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet (...
21 Jun, 2018, 10.28 PM IST
- NASA shares CubeSat version of 'pale blue dot' image
Washington, May 16 (IANS) NASA has just shared a new version of the famous "pale blue dot" image originally snapped on February 14, 1990 by...
16 May, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
- Scientists find miniature version of our solar system with eight planets (Lead, Correcting headline)
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Scientists applying artificial intelligence to data from NASAs Kepler Space Telescope have discovered an eighth p...
15 Dec, 2017, 07.32 AM IST
Two new 'worlds' discovered beyond NeptuneThis latest discovery is based on observations made with the Subaru Telescope in Hawai'i and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory telesc...
24 Jul, 2016, 01.44 PM IST
Saturn spacecraft not affected by hypothetical Planet 9: NASAContrary to reports, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is not experiencing unexplained deviations in its orbit around Saturn due to hypothetical Pl...
10 Apr, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
'Planet X' caused mass extinctions on Earth?The yet undiscovered "Planet X" triggers comet showers linked to mass extinctions at intervals of approximately 27 million years, researche...
04 Apr, 2016, 04.32 PM IST
Evidence of ninth planet in solar system found, nicknamed 'Planet Nine'Our solar system may host a ninth planet nicknamed Planet Nine that is 10 times the mass of the Earth and takes up to 20,000 years to orbit...
21 Jan, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
Two unknown dwarf planets beyond Pluto: StudyAccording to the study at least two planets must exist to explain the orbital behaviour of extreme trans-Neptunian objects (ETNO).
18 Jan, 2015, 04.07 PM IST