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This is an image of Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to Earth in the solar system. A new dwarf planet extremely far from the sun may have just been discovered. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / ...

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural Sciences, has discovered an extraordinary trans-Neptunian object (TNO), ...

“Star Trek” actor William Shatner wants to use Elon Musk’s political sway to get Pluto reinstated as a full-fledged planet. “We should ask Elon to get the President to sign one of those Executive ...

A recent research paper suggests that a planet may exist far beyond Neptune — less than 20 years after the previous ninth planet, Pluto, was demoted. That research paper, accepted last month for ...

Once the quirky underdog of our solar system, Pluto held planetary status until 2006, when it got a cosmic demotion that still stings space fans. Discovered in 1930, Pluto was the ninth planet for ...

What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague? If you answered "Pluto's planethood," your grasp of the astronomical is excellent. Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930 and was considered our ninth planet until 2006. The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet ...