When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse of icy bodies that may hold clues to the solar system’s formation. These ...

The cosmos, full of endless wonders and mysteries, keeps throwing us celestial curveballs. In a revelation that could reshape ...

Six planets will be visible together in a rare 'planet parade' starting Jan. 21 Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR ...

While a street or a building may be commonplace, our Joe has been heralded with everything from an ice cream flavor to a miniature planet. Wikipedia actually has a page devoted to the topic ...

That’s because Pluto was downgraded from a “planet” to a “dwarf planet” in 2016 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). However, this year a powerful new telescope is coming ...

Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode hits Steam on January 23, 2025, after years of anticipation. The release brings new experiences and updates, promising immersive gameplay. Players can expect ...

In 2006, almost a decade after Tombaugh's death, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet. The New Horizons mission carries some of Tombaugh's ashes on board as it ...

The theory could explain how the dwarf planet (yeah, we wish Pluto was still a planet, too) could snare a moon that is around half its size. The team behind this research thinks that two frigid ...