Everyone's favorite dwarf planet, Pluto, was discovered just 95 years ago. Here's the story of how the once-ninth planet was ...
While almost everyone knows about Pluto being a dwarf planet, many are not aware that there are five others in our solar ...
Combination of Cosmic Processes Shapes the Size and Location of Sub-Neptunes Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets ...
Gonggong is a dwarf planet and a member of the scattered disc beyond Neptune. As of 2019, its distance from the Sun is 88 AU, and it is the sixth-farthest known Solar System object.
Feb. 15, 2024 — A team found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake, located in the Kuiper Belt. Methane detected on their surfaces has ...