Astronomers have uncovered a distant celestial body that may be a new dwarf planet, orbiting the Sun from more than twice the distance of Pluto. Found by researchers at the Institute for Advanced ...

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory ...

Researchers believe that 2017 OF201’s highly eccentric orbit points to a chaotic origin, possibly caused by a gravitational ...

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show that opened to ...

People with Pluto in Scorpio are prone to experiencing major life shifts, periods of intense self-discovery and challenging moments of crisis that lead to rebirth. There is a dance with power, control ...

It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the conditions needed to form and host huge planets ...

Scientists say a new planetarium show about the Milky Way has helped them unlock one of the solar system’s many secrets.

Astronomers have discovered a new small planet far from Pluto, expanding our understanding ... size of known dwarf planets and big asteroids like Ceres.Its orbit is extremely elongated, swinging ...

announced the discovery on May 21. At roughly 435 miles wide, 2017 OF201 could qualify as a dwarf planet, the same designation Pluto has had since its demotion from ninth planet in 2006.

Dwarf planets like Pluto follow the first two rules, but they cannot “clear the neighborhood” near their orbits. Scientists have been eager to uncover more TNOs in the Kuiper Belt, which is what led ...

Instead of a typical planet-moon setup ... This idea worked for Earth, but icy worlds like Pluto didn’t fit the same mold. Pluto and Charon are too cold and too small for that molten chaos.