Given the typical orbit of an observatory about L2, the observational baseline of ~1.5 × 10⁶ km between L2 and Earth results in an instantaneous parallax of ~10″–100″, even for the most distant of ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies—known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs)—and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping ...

Trans-Neptunian objects are the most distant solar system objects viewable from Earth. With some good equipment, a bit of luck, a bit of persistence and clear skies, you should be able to see some.

An artist’s rendition of a trans-Neptunian Object imagines the sun in the far, far distance. Some people in the aerospace business like engineering. Others prefer science. Jeralyn Gibbs ...

In a distant corner of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, icy bodies lurk in the darkness, orbiting our sun at vast ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's interpretation of a trans-Neptunian object. | Credit: Artwork: NASA, ESA, and G.