Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...

New discoveries of objects in the Kuiper Belt have also presented challenges for the Planet Nine theory. The latest is known ...

The post Scientists Might Just Have Discovered Another Dwarf Planet Sibling For Pluto first on TwistedSifter. In 2006, Ceres – located in our solar system’s main asteroid belt – was officially ...

Dive into the frozen mysteries of Pluto! From its unexpected landscapes to the quest for a subsurface ocean, explore the dwarf planet's secrets and why it's more intriguing than ever!

Neptune and Saturn appear together in a telescope as Mars passes a star in Virgo and Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the ...

A rare celestial object beyond Neptune, 2020 VN40, moves in sync with Neptune, offering new insights into the outer solar system and fueling the search for Planet Nin ...

It’s always fun to test our knowledge with questions from our school days. Sure, we’ve grown up and learned a lot since then, ...

An international team led by the Universities of Geneva (UNIGE) and Montreal published the first results today from the NIRPS ...

A large sub-Neptune-sized planet revolving around a red dwarf star 124 light years away has been the topic of debate among ...

"This discovery was partly serendipity! But, we believe there are many more such opportunities hidden in Hubble data." ...