This video depicts a simulation of millions of small solar system objects that astronomers said the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will discover in the next 10 years. Video via Jake Andrew Kurlander/ ...

The Panel on Small Solar System Bodies is one of six panels providing topical input to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey Steering Group. This panel will discuss the role played by ...

Until recently our solar system appeared to have no end in sight. Astronomers had discovered that the space between Neptune and Pluto is full of Kuiper belt objects— chunks of rock and ice left over ...

Although key details are missing from the story of how our Solar System formed, recent discoveries are helping scientists ...