For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory about the possibility of a giant ninth planet. The dwarf planet's existence ...

Ammonite was discovered using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, with follow-up confirmation from the Canada-France-Hawaii ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of confirmed dwarf planets and their moons. From left to right: Pluto (with ...

Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed ...

In a recent episode of SETI Live, Communications Specialist Beth Johnson spoke with Ian Pamerleau, lead author of a new study ...

A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet – which could make it the smallest in the solar system – after new research revealed its shape, astronomers said on Monday.

In my eyes, Pluto will always be a planet. N obody was using the term Dwarf Planet until 2006 when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) had a vote to redefine what a planet actually is.

The dwarf planet Eris orbits the sun in the inner Oort Cloud, at a distance that ranges from 37 to 97 AU. The dwarf planet Sedna, discovered in 2003, has an incredibly eccentric orbit, such that ...

Just on the outskirts of our solar system exists the dwarf planet Quaoar, and recent observations of the planet found a dense ring around it, but scientists can't figure how – or why – it's ...

It's time to have a talk about dwarf planets. Everyone's always acting like Pluto's demotion is a horrible thing, and now we find out that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 is the largest unnamed object ...