First interstellar asteroid population discovered

First interstellar asteroid population discovered

A new study has identified the first known permanent set of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. These are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of years ago, orbiting the Sun in disguise ever since. The findings came more than two…

Nearly 140 new minor planets discovered in the outer solar system

Nearly 140 new minor planets discovered in the outer solar system

Researchers identified almost 140 new minor planets in the outer solar system after searching through information collected by the Dark Energy Survey (DES)– a project investigating the dynamics of the expansion of the universe through mapping the southern sky. DES…