There could be a ninth planet in our solar system ... comets and dwarf planets that orbit the sun beyond it. In 2004, scientists found Sedna, a potential dwarf planet beyond the belt, had a ...
"The significance of this discovery lies in the fact that it would confirm the existence of internal energy sources that ...
Astronomers say they’ve discovered the most distant body ever observed in our solar system, a potential dwarf planet that’s about 11 billion miles from the sun. Its nickname? “Farout.” ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Computer simulations suggest that there is an undiscovered Earth-like ...
Data gathered in 1983 shows signs of what a British astronomer believes to be possible evidence of a ninth planet in our solar system ... Pluto’s demotion to dwarf planet.
NASA's Dawn mission communicated with Earth for the last time, ending its exploration of Ceres and Vesta, the two largest ...
Astronomers found other KBOs with a similar mass to Pluto, such as Quaoar (discovered in 2002), Sedna (2003 ... Pluto is not a planet, but a dwarf planet. In our solar system, there are five ...
Now European Southern Observatory (ESO) thinks one of the objects floating along the main belt might be the smallest dwarf planet in our solar system — an asteroid known as Hygiea. Hygiea isn ...
It is only half as wide as the USA and is smaller than our moon. The solar system contains hundreds of dwarf planets, including Ceres, which can be found in the asteroid belt. Asteroids are made ...