"Surprising Discoveries: Solar System's Vast Reach Beyond Expectations"

A new method using machine learning to scan telescope images has revealed evidence that our Solar System's disc of material extends further into interstellar space than previously thought. The study, led by Canada's Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre, identified twice as many Kuiper Belt Objects using the machine learning technique compared to a human search. The findings suggest a rise in the density of material at a distance of around 60 to 80 AU along the trajectory of the New Horizons Probe. The results could help explain an anomalous glow detected by the probe and the Hubble Space Telescope. Further research and confirmation are needed to understand the nature of this extended region and the gap at around 50 AU.