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Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory ...
Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...
A potential new dwarf planet has been discovered in the outer reaches of the solar system, and its existence poses the ...
On Jan. 5, 2005, Eris was discovered. It was considered the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system until a year later ...
The theory puts the planet at around the same size as Neptune, far past Pluto somewhere near the Kuiper Belt, where 2017OF201 was located. 5 The four planets and sun of our solar system.
Astronomers confirm TOI-5573 b, a rare, miniature Saturn-like planet orbiting a small star, challenging theories of planetary ...
Pluto, the largest of those dwarf planets, has a diameter of about 1,477 miles (2,377 km). The mass of 2017 OF201 is estimated to be about 20,000 times smaller than Earth's and 50 times smaller ...
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 team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system. The object—which orbits out beyond Neptune—has been named "2017 OF201" by the ...
Potential discovery of new dwarf planet adds wrinkle to Planet Nine theory 017OF201 is a trans-Neptune object with a unique orbit located past the Kuiper Belt. By Nick Butler Fox News.
Dwarf planets may be small, but they offer big clues about the history and evolution of our solar system, continuing to intrigue scientists with each discovery. Photo Credit: NASA 5 things ...
A possible dwarf planet, like Pluto, has been observed in our solar system, according to a preprint published in arXiv. The area of space where this planet was found was previously thought empty.