Two decades ago, the International Astronomical Union—which defines and names celestial bodies—redefined the criteria for ...
If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.
Almost 20 years after the debate appeared to be settled, Pluto is back in the spotlight. View on euronews ...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has reiterated his support for Pluto to be reclassified as a planet. Pluto was downgraded ...
A rare observation opportunity revealed the presence of a thin atmosphere around a small object beyond Pluto.
A new paper from NASA's Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of ...
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - In the far reaches of our solar system - beyond the outermost planet Neptune - ...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and former astronaut, is once again pushing for a planetary ...
A possible cousin of Pluto seems to be circling the far reaches of the solar system. The dwarf planet candidate 2017 OF201 travels in a superwide orbit, with the sun relatively near one end of its ...
Citizen scientists working with NASA have helped identify more than 3,000 brown dwarfs—dim, elusive objects that sit between ...
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