A recently discovered celestial body is rewriting our knowledge of the Kuiper Belt and maybe challenging the existence of the ...

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

Scientists had previously believed that no celestial bodies existed in the vast, empty section of space beyond Neptune.

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...

or 45 times the distance from Earth to the sun — a similar distance as its fellow dwarf planet Pluto. Based on the newfound object's trajectory, the scientists estimate its last close pass to ...

The new object is one of the most distant visible objects in our solar system. Astronomers have indeed discovered a potential new dwarf planet in the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond ...

According to a recently published arXiv pre-print, 2017 OF201 could soon join the ranks of Pluto and other dwarf planets in the solar system. The behavior of its extremely large orbit has piqued the ...

The TNO is potentially large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet, the same category as the much more well-known Pluto. The new object is one of the most distant visible objects in our solar system ...

"Social media was flooded with memes and witty comments, some of which also highlighted that Pluto’s designation as a "dwarf planet" does not negate its planetary essence. One user insightfully ...