A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...

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

Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

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 ...

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 ...

The dwarf planet's red-tinged surface is apparently covered by a layer of frozen methane, and is bright enough to be seen by a high-end amateur telescope, despite its current distance of nearly 53 ...

Scientists found a possible new dwarf planet — it could spell bad news for Planet 9 fans Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds ...

Today, the first study has landed, revealing Pluto as an unexpectedly complex and idiosyncratic dwarf planet. Over 150 authors contributed to the paper.

To back up, the reason that Pluto became a dwarf planet is because in 2006, scientists voted for the first time on the definition of a planet—and Pluto didn’t make the cut. Like the other ...

To put it in context, Pluto, which is the most famous dwarf planet, is roughly 1,491 miles in diameter. Hygiea would be the smallest dwarf planet with a rotation rate of around 13.8 hours.

Pluto was relegated to dwarf planet status in 2006, just months after the spacecraft that Bowman manages, called New Horizons, began its 3 billion-mile journey to pay a visit.