The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered that a hazy sky over frozen Pluto is helping to cool the dwarf planet's ...

Following a multimillion-dollar expansion program in recent times, sudden harsh science cuts are challenging America’s ...

As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.

NASA’s New Horizons mission has taken humanity closer than ever to understanding the mysterious dwarf planet, Pluto. In 2015, ...

The diameter of Pluto, meanwhile ... 2505.15806 The announcement of the discovery was made by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center on May 21, 2025. See their official ...

For comparison, Pluto makes a lap around the sun every 248 Earth-years. The International Astronomical Union ... announced the discovery on May 21. At roughly 435 miles wide, 2017 OF201 could ...

Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, far beyond Pluto's orbit. It takes 25,000 years to orbit the sun-much longer than Pluto's 248 years. This makes it one of the most ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery last week ... 44.5 times that of Earth’s orbit, similar to Pluto’s orbit.” According to the study ...

A composite image showing the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union ... same category as the much more well-known Pluto. The new object is one of the most distant ...

But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto ... The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center officially announced the new object's discovery on May 21 ...